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French Ecology Minister Christophe Bechu and Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau are booed and hissed at at the Paris international Agricultural Show by around twenty people shouting "Fesneau resign" and holding up signs reading "Come back down to earth", as the two ministers are forced to leave the stand of Ademe, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency. IMAGES
French farmers block traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay. IMAGES
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen tours the Paris International Agricultural Show, taking selfies and sampling the produce on display. A few cries of "Marine Présidente" ("Marine President") punctuated her visit. IMAGES
Tractors parade through the streets of Paris on the eve of the start of the Paris International Agricultural Show. The week-long fair, a major annual meeting for both the public and French politicians, opens in a climate of intense discontent, revived by President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for a large round table to which farmers refuse to participate. IMAGES
Some Parisians woke up to the sound of tractor horns this morning. Several tractors are seen running up the streets of Paris near the Porte de Versailles venue of the International Agricultural Show. The 2024 edition of the fair which opens on Saturday, comes under pressure from farmers feeling still unsatisfied by the government's proposed measures. IMAGES