# Les Misérables: Macron’s ‘sense of detachment’ amid rising costs and youth fears

https://mins.news/en/video/106116

- France 24 English, 2026-10-19 11:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il7BmNDSnxE

> France’s escalating protests highlight a widening gap between political leaders and public frustration, prompting questions about the country’s long history of social unrest. Chris Reynolds, a French and European studies professor at Nottingham Trent University, says President Emmanuel Macron’s latest address showed a troubling “sense of detachment” and did little to address the structural grievances behind the demonstrations.

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