News · Politics & Government · Europe
French student protests: 'Illiberal' Macron govt dismisses social movement as 'urban violence'
Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Éric Fassin, Sociologist and Professor at Université Paris 8. “In a democracy, elections are very important, but it’s not the end of democracy. It’s the beginning,” explains Fassin. He interprets France’s student protest movement growing into a challenge to socioeconomic policy and what he describes as an “illiberal turn” in government. Connecting the treatment of working-class,…
This is a short summary of a report by a third-party publisher. Newsline Press did not produce the original reporting.
Read the full story at France 24Original publisher: France 24
Spotted an error? Request a correction · Corrections Policy
Related stories
Mamdani-endorsed progressives fight to join Congress
Zohran Mamdani is championing a slate of Congressional candidates who want to take progressive policies national.
Al Jazeera ·
Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president
The case, part of the "Farmgate" scandal, has left President Cyril Ramaphosa mired in an impeachment saga.
BBC News ·
HRW calls on Zambia to halt post-election crackdown
Opposition figures arrested and disappeared since President Hakainde Hichilema claimed August victory.
Al Jazeera ·
Free and fair? The Midterms and the state of US democracy
How far will the president of the United States press this time if Tuesday’s Midterm elections don’t go his party’s way? From “only if the Republicans win” campaign promises to a US Justice Department that’s already gotten involved in races, will the White House weigh on the outcome? How will ballot counting go? What’s changed since his “stop the steal” rhetoric begat the January 6th, 2021 storming of the US Capitol?
France 24 ·
Israeli 'unity government': Efrat Shapira expects Herzog will urge rival camps to form a 'coalition'
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Efrat Shapira Rosenberg, Israeli Radio/TV Host, Columnist, Podcaster and Educator. Following a deadlocked Israeli election, “everyone is saying who they’re not going to sit with, but no one is actually saying who they will sit with.” As President Isaac Herzog prepares to consult parliamentary factions over the formation of a new coalition, the impasse reveals tensions that…
France 24 ·
After Israel’s election: What’s next?
Knesset member Ofer Cassif argues that the ‘politics of exclusion’ keep Israel in political deadlock.
Al Jazeera ·