# France’s social, political and economic crises: ‘A large portion of the population sympathizes’ with protesters

https://mins.news/en/video/107978

- France 24 English, 2026-10-20 13:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu-EmOpWAUY

> Political scientist and Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University researcher Damien Lecomte says France’s escalating unrest reveals a deep contradiction in the state’s response: disproportionate force against peaceful demonstrators alongside an inability to contain widespread violence. He warns that competing narratives could eclipse grievances over education, public services and the cost of living.

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