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French right floats drastic measures against student protests

Original: Les propositions pour éteindre les manifs de lycéens virent à la foire à la saucisse à droite: le maire LR de Salon-de-P

Nicolas Isnard, the Republicans mayor of Salon-de-Provence, has proposed cutting off social media during student riots, a suggestion compared to Iranian censorship practices. Party figure Bruno Retailleau has also resurfaced with hard-line proposals aimed at shutting down high school demonstrations. The measures have sparked mockery and criticism, with observers on the French right and left calling the ideas chaotic and a free-for-all of increasingly extreme suggestions.

Why now: Rising student protest unrest in France has prompted right-wing politicians to compete with hard-line repression proposals, drawing widespread criticism.

Nicolas IsnardBruno RetailleauSalon-de-ProvenceLes Républicains

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• Les propositions pour éteindre les manifs de lycéens virent à la foire à la saucisse à droite: le maire LR de Salon-de-Provence, Nicolas Isnard, propose d'interdire les réseaux sociaux en cas d'émeutes. Comme en Iran? Tandis que Retailleau, le candidat du parti, ressort… · paul_denton · 53

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