France's sociopolitical & economic crises: 'Large portion of population sympathizes' with protestors

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Damien Leconte, Political Scientist and Researcher at Paris Panthéon Sorbonne University. France’s escalating unrest has exposed a profound contradiction in the state’s response: disproportionate force against peaceful demonstrators on the one hand, and an apparent inability to contain widespread violence on the other. Political scientist Damien Leconte argues that the government’s failure extends beyond policing to the political interpretation of the crisis itself.