French President Emmanuel Macron expressed on October 18 that he felt "anger and shame" regarding the increasingly violent protests and the looting and arson that occurred during them. In his national address that day,

France’s worst bout of civil unrest in years has plunged President Emmanuel Macron’s final months in office deeper into turmoil, exposing the powerlessness of a leader struggling to contain social anger with little ​money to spend,

Though Emmanuel Macron was first elected on a platform of social emancipation, over the years he has steadily widened the rift between him and young people, who are taking to the streets on October 17,

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence, saying 'Nothing justifies it, nothing explains it, nothing excuses it,' while officials blamed the ultra-left movement

French president Emmanuel Macron promised to renew France and build a stronger Europe. As his presidency nears its end, he's leaving France worse off than he found it. On The Debrief, Eurasia Group's Europe practice head Mujtaba Rahman breaks down the three crises looming over France: political turmoil,

French president has compounded impression of arrogance with strategic errors – and consequences could be profound