French MP's move to ban bullfighting is red rag for corrida fans

November 22, 2022 By La rédaction de Mediapart

France's parliament will on Thursday debate a proposal by a leftwing member to introduce a ban on bullfighting, which is still practiced in southern French towns, prompting street protests by corrida supporters and counter-demonstrations by those supporting the bill.

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Sixteen-year old Baptiste is training to be a bullfighter in the southern French city of Arles and says lawmakers who want to ban it across the country simply do not comprehend what he calls an art, reports FRANCE 24.

French MP's move to ban bullfighting is red rag for corrida fans

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