Alsace mobilises for demonstration on November 25

The French PS (Parti socialiste) majority in the lower house of the French Parliament approved the second reading of the new territorial map of metropolitan France yesterday reducing the number of regions from 22 to 13. With astounding arrogance they ignored the wide scale demands by the people of Alsace to retain their historic and cultural identity. This was at the same time that they rejected calls for the reunification of Brittany. They have trampled over Alsace and it will be merged into a new eastern region, along with Champagne-Ardennes and Lorraine. 

Alsace community representatives and groups have called a demonstration to take place on Tuesday, November 25 before the National Assembly, 126 rue the university at 14:30. The struggle to save Alsace goes on.