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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)

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Mounir Laggoune wrote that he spent a month in the United States working on Finary's artificial intelligence. He believed that, despite its flaws, the country was driven by a strong energy of construction, whereas in France, in his view, the cities were ravaged. He attributed this situation to fifty years of disastrous political decisions, made by both the left and the right, and deemed it unlikely that officials who had been in power for years could change everything. He identified as a fundamental cause a state that, in his opinion, taxed and managed everything, while living on credit since 1974. He argued that the French debt reached 3.6 trillion euros, or 119% of GDP and a record. He also compared the 21 million private sector employees to the 6 million public agents, 3.3 million unemployed, and 17 million retirees. Without change, he warned, dark days awaited the country. However, Laggoune said he remained hopeful, mentioning the know-how, culture, and history of France as well as the interest the world would have in it. He called on the silent majority that works quietly and finances what he referred to as a "circus" to make their voices heard. He announced that the Finary channel would analyze the economic programs of the parties, backed by figures, and said he wanted to give a major oral exam in economics to each candidate. He added that he doubted they would accept. #France #Économie #Politique (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)

"In 8 minutes and 30 seconds, he could have called for calm AND provided answers to the youth, employees, and retirees against the high cost of living. But nothing." The National Secretary of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, lamented the lack of measures against the high cost of living. #Macron2027 #PolitiqueFrançaise #ViolencesUrbaines (translated)

Fabien Roussel believed that in 8 minutes and 30 seconds, the person he was referring to could have called for calm and addressed the young people, employees, and retirees about the high cost of living, but did not do so. He added that the mobilization would continue with calm and determination, without waiting for the presidential election. #Calme #Détermination #VieChère (translated)

Nathalie Arthaud stated that more than 500,000 people had protested in the country, compared to 260,000 on October 6. She criticized Lecornu for only talking about rioters and thieves, while the media, according to her, focused on the destruction. She wrote that this coverage would not silence the young people, workers, and retirees facing difficulties in living and revolted by injustice, inequalities, racism, and police violence. According to her, the government had been trying since the beginning of the student mobilization to hide a social anger that it did not want to address, but which was overflowing. Arthaud called for organizing mobilization in companies, where workers are gathered and produce wealth, and to meet there the following day to formulate demands. #Manifestation #ColèreSociale #Injustice (translated)

The anger of this night of October 17 is political. It is the result of ten years during which the State's only response has been to mutilate those who protested against injustice: labor law, Yellow Vests, pension movement, Sainte-Soline, revolts for Nahel, student movement... (translated)

Antoine Léaument wrote that the places he visited that day were festive and the atmosphere was good. He described the mobilization as the largest since the pension reform and attributed the scenes of disorder seen on television, first, to a lack of preparation by the government. https://t.co/QIdK8ZC3va #mobilisation #réforme #festif (translated)

Popular Victory 2027 condemned the repression of the Yellow Vests, the use of Article 49.3 for pension reform, the dissolution and rejection of the election results, as well as the injuries and police violence against high school and university students. The author stated that peaceful means, both through demonstration and voting, had been ignored by Emmanuel Macron and called for him to resign before the people oust him. #GiletsJaunes #MacronDémission #RéformeDesRetraites (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS stated that the town hall of Marseille had been attacked and looted. He wrote that the entrance of the building had been forced, that rioters had entered, and that the riot police had retreated in the face of the clashes. https://t.co/i0l5eqYiYA #Marseille #Émeutes #Actualité (translated)

The author stated that the pay-as-you-go pension system impoverishes everyone and that demographic changes condemn it. He indicated that the number of workers per retiree has dropped from 4 to 1.7 and estimated that the system is not supportive, with workers, in his opinion, having to work hard to finance pensions. https://t.co/ag69VPy0Wj #Retraite #Démographie #Solidarité #FR (translated)

Impact relayed a television exchange in which Giulia, a 65-year-old retiree, said she would vote for the RN. When asked about the party's measure that motivated her choice, she reportedly replied that in the middle of moving, she had not had the time to consult or listen to their program. https://t.co/vZ40CJxGyv #Politique #France #Élections (translated)

Ilan Gabet had called for a protest on October 17 against capitalism, the high cost of living, precariousness, inequalities, austerity, fascism, racism, police violence, and the degradation of public services. He had also advocated for demands regarding wages, pensions, education, hospitals, the future, and dignity, in favor of a more just, equal, and solidarity-based society. #ColèrePopulaire #JusticeSociale #Manifestation (translated)