[Dawn] A useful summary of events published this past Saturday.
The Daily Mail has photos and information about the events of Saturday and Sunday, and informs us that President Macron is supposed to speak to the nation on Monday — or perhaps later in the week.
Update from France24 at 9:30 a.m. ET |
- French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said 125,000 demonstrators had taken to the streets across the country, including 10,000 in Paris.
- Paris and other French cities including Bordeaux, Lyon and Toulouse saw significant clashes between protesters and police.
- About 120 protesters and 20 law enforcement officials were injured nationwide, the interior minister said. Nearly 1,400 people were arrested.
- French PM Edouard Philippe called for dialogue and said President Emmanuel Macron would soon be proposing measures to “nourish” that dialogue and rebuild national unity.
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