Sanction confirmed for FC Sète, high school blocked, farmers' demonstration: the main news in the region

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Sanction for communitarianism confirmed

#SÈTE. At the request of Sète Olympique FC, the Montpellier court examined this Thursday, May 16, the prefectural order withdrawing association approval, for administrative failings and suspicions of communitarianism.

In question, a vagueness on the keeping of accounts and obligatory meetings, the presence of a prayer rug in the club premises or the refusal to create a women's section expressed by the president during control.

"We consider that the motivations for this decree are unfounded, that it has made it impossible for the club to continue its sporting season and that the prefect's only interest is to give himself political credit", indicated the club’s lawyer.

"I don't play politics, I apply the law. And I want to send a strong signal to those who do not respect the rules of the Republic" reacted the State representative. The administrative court finally decided to reject the football club's request.

Moroccan imports: farmers are on their way

#PYRÉNÉES-ORIENTALES. Around fifty farmers from all over the south of France but also from the West, met this Thursday morning at the southern toll gate of Perpignan, noted L’Indépendant. The objective of the mobilization is to denounce "unfair competition" of which they claim to be victims due to the differences in production costs between North Africa and Europe.

The demonstrators "checked" trucks coming from the south, especially those coming from Morocco. Their target was heavy goods vehicles likely to transport tomatoes. In particular, they got their hands on a load of tomatoes that they judged to be incorrectly labeled.

The number of the day: 100

#MONTPELLIER.Around a hundred students from Joffre high school blocked access to the establishment this Thursday, May 16 from 6 a.m., in order to demonstrate their support for the Palestinian people and their opposition to the political line of France on the subject. "We oppose the line of the French State on the subject. We must stop the delivery of weapons to Israel", explains a student. This operation responds to a national slogan launched by the High School Union for this week.

A fair with stars, events and new features

#NÎMES. The feria which opens this Friday for Spanish bullfighting will see Enrique Ponce, the immense bullfighter, aged 52, perform his last paseo on Nîmes soil. Withdrawn from the arenas since the start of summer 2021, for this time 2024 he is making a return in a limited number of bullfights in the form of a farewell season. Certified emotions.

On the program for this new edition of Pentecost, two bullfighters will be invited to confirm their alternative. As of this Friday, the first ceremony. It will concern the Andalusian David Galván and for Monday it will be the Madrilenian Fernando Adrián.

The flame in Toulouse

#OCCITANIE Leaving Peyrepertuse this Thursday morning, the flame offered a stop in Aude yesterday. Narbonne, Gruissan, Lagrasse, Limoux, Castelnaudary before arriving at the gates of the city of Carcassonne.

This Friday, for its 9th stage, the flame arrives in Haute-Garonne. The relay will start in Revel, then pass to Villemur-sur-Tarn, Muret, Bagnères-de-Bigorre and finally Toulouse.
The last torchbearer from Haut-Garon, rugby player Antoine Dupont, will light the cauldron, in the presence of the Minister of Sports.

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