AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUnrest and Crackdown: France is counting the cost after protests over living costs, school conditions and public services turned violent. More than 1,800 people were arrested, over 500 police, firefighters and gendarmes were injured, and one demonstrator died after a medical emergency. Limoges’ historic town hall was gutted by fire; officials say about 1,500 shops were damaged, with losses potentially reaching hundreds of millions of euros. Political Fallout: President Emmanuel Macron vowed prosecutions, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed organized far-left groups. Marine Le Pen accused her rival Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party of legitimizing violence; Mélenchon urged demonstrators not to loot. The unrest follows weeks of student protests and raises pressure on Macron’s government ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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