Hundreds arrested, tear gas deployed in chaotic protests across France over cost of living concerns
- France at 'major turning point' says mayor of Paris suburbWith tear gas filling the streets of Paris and vandalized vehicles smouldering around the Place de la République, France is facing yet another moment of reckoning.
- Many of those occupying the streets today belong to La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), the country's hard-left coalition that openly supports direct confrontation with the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
- On the other side, opponents of the unrest from the political centre and right are pushing back.
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- France at 'major turning point' says mayor of Paris suburbWith tear gas filling the streets of Paris and vandalized vehicles smouldering around the Place de la République, France is facing yet another moment of reckoning.
- Many of those occupying the streets today belong to La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), the country's hard-left coalition that openly supports direct confrontation with the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
- On the other side, opponents of the unrest from the political centre and right are pushing back.
Sources: CBC