Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption

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Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Friday ordered several baguettes in front of cameras at a village bakery in a public display of support for a bill to allow bakeries and florists to open on May Day, a. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption
France 24
France 24
Lean Left
5/1/2026

Let them eat baguette: French bakeries enjoy May Day exemption

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Friday ordered several baguettes in front of cameras at a village bakery in a public display of support for a bill to allow bakeries and florists to open on May Day, a sacrosanct holiday for French workers, if they volunteer to work in writing and are paid double wages. The.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) pays for baguettes during a visit to a village bakery in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, central France. Reporters (on the right) are seen filming the prime minister. Photo: 1 May 2026
BBC News
BBC News
Lean Left
5/1/2026

French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has visited a village bakery to buy several baguettes on Labour Day, reigniting a row with unions who argue that 1 May should remain a compulsory rest day. "Let's have several... at least four," he said, paying at the bakery in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, central France. The.