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Éric Drouet
Éric Drouet is a French political activist who is one of the leading figures of the populist Yellow Vests Movement that began in France in November 2018. He is a former presidential candidate from the 2022 presidential election, and he has been a controversial figure, drawing accusations of calling for insurrection against the French government. Biography Personal background In 2019, Éric Drouet lived in Melun, in Seine-et-Marne, with his wife and their daughter. He worked as a truck driver, was a full-time employee, and an active member of the mechanic association the “Muster Crew.” Yellow Vests Movement Leading the Protests In late October 2018, Éric Drouet called for a gathering of motorists on the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris to protest against the increase in the fuel tax, which was enacted by the government to support the energy transition as part of France's commitments under the Paris Climate Accord. This call led to the launch of the Yellow Vests Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "''Bordelais'' (masculine) or "''Bordelaises'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census), the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Toulouse. Bordeaux and 27 suburban municipalities form the Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscillia Ludosky
Priscillia Ludosky (born 4 November 1985) is one of the founders of the Yellow vests movement, yellow vest movement. On 29 May 2018, she published an online petition about the need for 'lower taxes on essential goods, the implementation of the citizens' initiative referendum, lower pensions and salaries of senior officials and elected officials'. In September 2018, she sought more attention for the petition, eventually attracting national attention from ''Le Parisien''. Éric Drouet reached out to Ludosky in October 2018, and the two joined their causes and called for their first protest on 17 November 2018. They, along with other activists, would meet with a number of government officials to express their concerns. They had a falling-out in January 2019. Ludosky claims legitimacy as a leader of the yellow vest movement because of the 1.19 million people who signed her petition. Beyond the goals of the yellow vest movement, Ludosky is an environmentalist. She is the 9th candidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
