There were unprecedented scenes of violence and rioting surrounding nationwide protests in France on Saturday, when up to 800,000 demonstrators voiced a variety of grievances, from students denouncing teaching shortages, long hours and dilapidated schools, to those suffering rising costs of living. As in other cities and towns on Sunday, Paris woke up to an aftermath of debris-filled streets and looted shops, including in the capital's upmarket districts where police were concentrated on (…)

With six months to go before France's presidential elections, outgoing Emmanuel Macron faces a stern appraisal of his two terms in office. For he has placed the country at the edge of a precipice, by systematically refusing to listen to the population's difficulties and aspirations, writes Mediapart publishing editor Carine Fouteau in this op-ed article.
The events of October 17^th 2026, even if followed by others, will endure as the symbolic concentrate of the ten years of “Macronie” – the (…)

Le jeudi 22 octobre 2026, plusieurs centaines d'étudiant·es, de travailleurs et travailleuses, de militant·es des droits humains et de membres de la société civile se sont rassemblé·es devant le Gedung Negara Grahadi, siège du gouvernement provincial de Java oriental, à Surabaya. Organisée sous le mot d'ordre Surabaya Sadar (« Surabaya prend conscience »), cette manifestation marquait les deux premières années de la présidence de Prabowo Subianto et de son vice-président Gibran Rakabuming (…)