With little organization, fueled by frustration, the protests have moved from poor rural regions to the banks of the Seine, the scene of riots this weekend.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
Macron Has a Long-Term Vision. But the French Have Urgent Needs.
Ordinary people say President Emmanuel Macron “seems to be deaf” to their daily struggles, speechifying about the fate of the planet while overlooking their pain. They are now demanding he listen.
Marseille Dispatch: In a ‘French Detroit,’ a Housing Crisis Turns Deadly for Poor
Nervous officials in Marseille evacuated 1,054 people after a building collapse killed eight in a poor neighborhood. But many more homes are in danger of crumbling, and people live in fear.
France’s Mayors, Feeling the Pinch, Lead a Quiet Rebellion and Quit
More than 150 rural mayors have left this year, saying they feel abandoned by the state in the face of shrinking revenues, declining populations and reforms initiated by President Emmanuel Macron.