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Pierre Sautarel believed that the gatherings of mayors in front of their town halls reflected a mourning attitude in the face of the consequences of a disaster. According to him, they almost gave the impression of commemorating the loss of control rather than showing the willingness to regain it. https://t.co/hhvJRNny2Y #deuil #commémoration #pouvoirlocal (translated)

When we see that there are young people who, on social media or online sales platforms, show off stolen goods to resell them, we must be able to identify a certain number of them. Gabriel Attal and Jordan Bardella both called for increased cooperation between these online resale platforms and investigators to identify those responsible for these thefts. #Vinted #Leboncoin #Vols (translated)

Press briefs reported that, in its latest editorial, Le Monde argued that the protests on Saturday, October 17 should not be reduced to looting and destruction. The newspaper claimed that the vast majority of the processions had been peaceful and made legitimate demands, with 800,000 participants according to the organizers and 550,000 according to the Interior Ministry. The editorial blamed Emmanuel Macron for a persistent deafness to social movements during his two terms. It reproached successive governments for sidelining unions since 2017, weakening their role as intermediaries, and ignoring the dissatisfaction of young people. Le Monde linked the movement of October 17 to the Yellow Vests, which emerged in December 2018 around purchasing power and the cost of living, and reminded that the 225,000 contributions from the grievance books had not led to a political translation. The newspaper estimated that the 2023 demonstrations against the pension reform, adopted by the Borne government without a parliamentary vote, had similarly been followed by a lack of political response. According to the editorial, this situation had fueled mistrust towards the head of state, and the executive could no longer dismiss the demands; social peace, it argued, depended on their consideration. #Macron #GiletsJaunes #France (translated)

The author believed that the intervention of the head of state the night before, which he said shifted responsibility to the prefects, and the resignation of the Minister of the Interior that same morning constituted an admission of powerlessness. He stated that the government was abandoning the field and collapsing from within. (translated)

The Paris stock exchange is significantly declining after a weekend of violence, with concerns over the French national debt and a significant market downturn following riots and looting during the national mobilization for purchasing power. #BourseDeParis #Violences #PouvoirDAchat (translated)

Impact reported that the Paris prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, could not confirm that the perpetrators of the violence in Paris belonged to the far-left, contrary to claims made by the government and a large part of the political class. According to Impact, she specified that the majority of those taken into custody were not well-known to the justice system and did not claim any political motive. The post cited TF1 and BFMTV. #Paris #Politique #Ultragauche (translated)

"We had dozens of arrests again yesterday," says Grégory Doucet, mayor of the Ecologists in Lyon, who believes he has "avoided the worst." "I see no political message, just idiots attacking property." Violence on October 17: "I see no political message, just idiots attacking property," judges Grégory Doucet, mayor of the Ecologists in Lyon. The government's response: Student mobilization and purchasing power: "The government's response" is not "up to par," assures Grégory Doucet, mayor of the Ecologists in Lyon. Why wasn't the anticipation adequate? Violence on October 17: "Why wasn't the anticipation adequate?" asks Grégory Doucet, mayor of the Ecologists in Lyon, to Sébastien Lecornu. "That is not an answer," responds Grégory Doucet, mayor of the Ecologists in Lyon, to Emmanuel Macron's statements. #MaintienDeLOrdre #Violences #PolitiqueFrançaise (translated)

Gabriel Attal stated that social media should not serve as a gathering place for troublemakers nor encourage the imitation of violence. He advocated for the temporary targeted blocking of access to certain platforms during riots in order to curb group dynamics. https://t.co/MLt8a0SOuQ #RéseauxSociaux #Violence #Sécurité (translated)

Press Briefs described a rally organized on October 17 as massive, but marked by violence. The report stated that the Ministry of the Interior counted 550,000 demonstrators, compared to up to 800,000 according to the organizers, and that intelligence services had underestimated the size of the gathering by five to eight times. It compared the official figure to the 282,710 participants recorded during the record of the Yellow Vests on November 17, 2018. The report mentioned looting and damage in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, as well as clashes near the Élysée. It also reported that a 17-year-old girl lost an eye in Mulhouse, where an investigation by the IGPN was opened, and that a 17-year-old boy had his hand severed in Saint-Étienne. In Paris, according to Press Briefs, a video showed a person on the ground being beaten by more than twenty police officers, while a protester died on Boulevard Magenta; the prefecture mentioned a cardiac arrest. Press Briefs criticized the media coverage of the rally and relayed several political statements. The report noted that Marion Maréchal Le Pen refused to distinguish between the vandals and peaceful demonstrators, that Éric Ciotti called the unrest an "intifada," and that François-Xavier Bellamy called for the imprisonment of Philippe Poutou. It also highlighted comments from Prisca Thévenot about Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his remarks about Sébastien Lecornu, who called on the French to choose their side between the law enforcement and the Republic. The report further indicated that the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, denied the figure of 30,000 looters, and that an AI-generated image, presented as showing an elderly couple being robbed in Paris, had garnered nearly six million views on X. Finally, it reported that Laurent Nuñez had submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, who had refused it. #France #Mobilisation #Violences (translated)

"appears disconnected from national issues and can create a sense of power vacuum" "Politically," this trip abroad during a crisis "appears disconnected from national issues and can create a sense of power vacuum," warns law professor Benjamin Morel, interviewed by AFP. #Energie #Approvisionnement #Macron (translated)

The situation "serves them, observes the political scientist Benjamin Morel, because it gives credibility to the fact that those in power are at the end of their rope and that an alternation is necessary, which they embody today." #RassemblementNational #ViolencesUrbaines #CampagnePrésidentielle2027 (translated)

Faced with this incendiary strategy, the French, who can no longer endure being caught between austerity and the tax hammering from those in power and the activists of the insurrection, must hold on for a few more months, assured candidate Marine Le Pen. "We will liberate them from the toxic Macronist policies and protect them from the violence of the far left." #RassemblementNational #ViolencesUrbaines #CampagnePrésidentielle2027 (translated)

Impact shared an excerpt from France Info in which Mohamed, 18, explained that he obtained a general baccalaureate in mathematics and physics-chemistry and made 80 applications to IFSI, without receiving any admissions. He mentioned that he found himself without a school or job and had protested despite his peaceful temperament. Mohamed believed that the media primarily highlighted the damage and looting, to the detriment of the demands regarding purchasing power. He referenced the Yellow Vests, whose demonstrations had, in his opinion, achieved results, and expressed his desire to continue the mobilizations, without violence, until the demands were heard. He added that the rise in fuel prices now forced him to monitor every expense related to his travel and outings. #Manifestation #BAC #PouvoirDAchat (translated)

Beatrice Rosen wrote that the man in question would not resign and that he was temporarily stepping back while the situation deteriorated. According to her, he would wait for the citizens to beg him to take full power to ensure their security, before establishing a dictatorship by claiming that they had wanted it. She attributed the responsibility for the situation to him, described the scenario as a cycle they were trapped in, and asked how to escape from it. #Politique #Dictature #Citoyens (translated)