# ‘Very poor communicators’: Macron and government fail to address French people’s ‘genuine concerns’

https://mins.news/en/video/107835

- France 24 English, 2026-10-20 12:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssq8R0KibX8

> French unrest has raised questions about political accountability, police exhaustion and an increasingly confrontational relationship between citizens and the state. Joseph Downing says France should reconsider how state authority is exercised and how it responds to violent unrest and legitimate social movements, highlighting the country’s centralised policing culture.

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