The current protests in France, accustomed to mass demonstrations of dissent, have come as a real shock and exposed the authorities' impotence in the face of disgruntled crowds, APA reports citing British newspaper Financial Times.
According to the authors, the authorities significantly underestimated the scale of Saturday's protests, and their haphazard approach to resolution raises numerous questions.
"This wave of street violence creates the image of a government that has lost control of the situation. It is undermining public trust in state institutions, weakening business confidence, and tarnishing France's international reputation," the FT writes. As a result, "President Emmanuel Macron's already seriously damaged authority now lies amid the smoldering rubble of the 19th-century town hall in Limoges, set ablaze by a mob."
As the article's authors emphasize, the current protests differ from the "yellow vest" movement of 2018 because Paris currently lacks funds, "the traditional way to respond to public discontent." Back then, the Macron administration found €11 billion to resolve the conflict with the "yellow vests." "This time, the coffers are truly empty," the Financial Times writes.
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