French protesters demand NATO exit to restore sovereignty

‘Protesters in Paris have staged an anti-NATO rally demanding withdrawal of the country from the military alliance amid rising skepticism in the nation towards super national institutions, Press TV reports.

The protesters taking part at the Saturday demo believe that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is doing far more harm than good, while many argue that the alliance brings about a loss of autonomy and increased military spending for the country.

“We want France out of NATO because they have engaged in so many wars all on the pretext of humanitarian intervention or to allegedly increase human rights,” said one of the demonstrators.’

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