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Arend Lijphart, the renowned political scientist, concluded in a widely cited international study from 1999, Patterns of Democracy, that a consensus democracy like that in the Netherlands provides citizens with more say and protection than a majoritarian democracy like the French or American. #MachtigeTijden #politiek #middenpartijen (translated)

In an article by Tom-Jan Meeus, a plea is made for the formation of a majority cabinet led by Rob Jetten, where the author emphasizes the necessity of courage and cooperation among centrist parties to prevent political stalemates and further drift to the far right. #MachtigeTijden #politiek #middenpartijen (translated)

Approximately 2,000 people were arrested and 600 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters were injured during the protest day against the high cost of living in France, which took place amid violent riots in the major cities. #ViolencesUrbaines #MobilisationFrance #GiletsJaunes (translated)

Nausicaa Marbe wrote that Macron wanted to compensate the middle class, allow prefects and mayors to ban demonstrations if necessary, wanted to reject violence from political parties, and wanted to engage in dialogue with schoolchildren and students. She questioned his expectation that the judiciary would know what the French expected. Marbe also used a derogatory term for left-Islamist opponents and wrote that they were gloating. #Macron #Frankrijk #Politiek (translated)

Frank Peeters asked VRT NWS why the broadcaster had spoken about demonstrators, tear gas, and intense protests. He asked whether the editorial team had not seen the footage of looting, destruction, and arson, and suggested that VRT NWS had more sympathy for those involved, whom he spoke of in a derogatory manner, than for the police. #protest #media #veiligheid (translated)

Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence during the protests in France, explaining that there will be transparency regarding police intervention and that those responsible for vandalism will be held accountable, while supporting the legitimacy of citizens' concerns about the rising cost of living. #EmmanuelMacron #proteste #Franța (translated)

Erik de Vlieger wrote that he had told Alexander Pechtold six years earlier at NPO Radio 1 that he had to do this himself, because in his opinion it was not suitable for the inexperienced people of D66. He also referred to De Dagelijkse Standaard in February 2025. https://t.co/YIyGzGDwHE #politiek #D66 #radio (translated)

The Baron of Øresund wrote that T.N. had confronted the police at least three times in the past six months, which, according to the post, had so far led to at least one charge. The author claimed that T.N. had been part of a group of left-wing radicals during the weekend protests in Copenhagen, obstructing police work, and that he had spat on officers. According to the post, T.N. had also been part of a group that fought with the police during the DDF demonstration on September 5. The Baron of Øresund also wrote that T.N. had illegally participated in trespassing at the Maersk headquarters on May 13 and blocked the entrance. According to the author, this had led to a charge of unlawful entry. After the incident on September 5, T.N. had spoken to a Berlingske reporter, the author wrote. The post also described that T.N. had participated in a report on TV 2 Kosmopol after the incident at Maersk's headquarters, where he appeared with his full name and identity. According to the Baron of Øresund, this was how he was recognized. The author characterized him as a left-wing radical activist and repeated lawbreaker, referring to sources in the comments section. #venstreradikal #demonstration #kriminalitet (translated)

Marianne Zwagerman wrote that Maarten Keulemans did not appear at a meeting of the Dutch Press Council on the case that Maurice de Hond had brought against him. The chairperson called that absence unfortunate, according to Zwagerman; former KRO director Ton Verlind, who attended the meeting, felt that Keulemans should have been there. Zwagerman announced a report about the meeting in the program *Dwars door de Politiek*, focusing on De Hond's accusations and the defense by the Volkskrant. Additionally, she and De Hond would discuss, among other things, the unrest in France, a publication in Trouw about side effects of coronavirus vaccines, and the pressure on nitrogen policy. According to her, they also looked back at a celebration marking De Hond's 50 years as a pollster. Zwagerman reported that the broadcast would be live on Sunday at 9:00 PM and would later be available as a podcast. https://t.co/UQzZVVS9yF #Journalistiek #Politiek #Actualiteit (translated)

Ann Van Haute wrote that the situation in France was so serious according to her that the government held crisis talks and deployed extra security forces. She criticized the public broadcaster because it, according to her, had portrayed the events as protests in which the police used tear gas again, and depicted looting, arson, and serious riots as a story about harassed demonstrators. She called that journalism funded with tax money. #Frankrijk #Crisis #Journalistiek (translated)

I didn't have a single national police officer to protect the town hall. The city's mayor, Guillaume Guerin, visibly upset, described how local police forces were quickly overwhelmed by a crowd of a few hundred people who, according to him, broke windows and used a battering ram to break down the main door. #Limoges #incendiu #patrimoniu (translated)

The vandals have compromised the legitimate claims of the high school students. I want to know why these individuals were able to devastate the city unhindered. I have never felt so alone, so abandoned as I do this evening. We are not a third-world country. We are the sixth power in the world, and we expect the municipal police to do the job of the national police?! The second city of France has only one CRS company (Republican Security Company, 80 people) allocated to it. #ProtesteFranta #ViolenteUrbane #ExtremaStanga (translated)