Student protests turn violent in France, exposing unresolved problems under Macron

Summary

The New York Times reports that student protests that snowballed into violent riots made clear that almost 10 years of President Emmanuel Macron's presidency have not fixed France's problems.

Timeline

1. New York Times

   19 Oct 2026, 20:38 UTCSource ↗

   The New York Times reports, in an article titled 'The Failures of Emmanuel Macron', that student protests that snowballed into violent riots showed almost 10 years of Macron's presidency have not fixed France's problems.