Nantes residents in France’s west rallied for their city’s
reunification with Brittany where it historically belonged, and the
greater autonomy of the area.
Those who gathered at the Saturday event demanded that Brittany’s rights be expanded and its historical boundaries restored. Among the main slogans that were shouted by the crowd, were: “Get Nantes back into Brittany”, “Reunite Brittany”, and “Live, work and decide in the reunited Brittany.”
The estimates of those present at the march range from 5,500 people, according to police, to up to 15,000 people, as the organizers claim.
The majority of the participants were representatives of the “Red Hats” movement who are known for speaking out against Francois Hollande’s economic policy last year.
“Currently, France is the most de-centralized state in Europe,” the mayor of the town of Carhaix, Christian Troadec, stated at the rally.
Read more: FRANCE : Thousands rally for France’s Brittany reunion and greater autonomy — RT News
Those who gathered at the Saturday event demanded that Brittany’s rights be expanded and its historical boundaries restored. Among the main slogans that were shouted by the crowd, were: “Get Nantes back into Brittany”, “Reunite Brittany”, and “Live, work and decide in the reunited Brittany.”
The estimates of those present at the march range from 5,500 people, according to police, to up to 15,000 people, as the organizers claim.
The majority of the participants were representatives of the “Red Hats” movement who are known for speaking out against Francois Hollande’s economic policy last year.
“Currently, France is the most de-centralized state in Europe,” the mayor of the town of Carhaix, Christian Troadec, stated at the rally.
Read more: FRANCE : Thousands rally for France’s Brittany reunion and greater autonomy — RT News
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