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4 May 2023

How Macron Can Save His Presidency

Andrew Sorota

On the evening of March 23, protesters set ablaze the historic town hall of Bordeaux, France. Months of mostly peaceful demonstrations against the French government’s pension reform bill had hit a violent inflection point. That same day, more than one million people took to the streets nationwide. In Paris, which saw a turnout of some 119,000, street battles erupted between police forces and masked demonstrators. Officers were pelted with Molotov cocktails as they sprayed tear gas at the rioters, creating a haze of fumes that blanketed the city.

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