# Macron under fire as unrest grips France ahead of elections

https://mins.news/en/video/110738

- euronews, 2026-10-22 07:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtK_ouHPOgY

> Macron has “completely lost control of the situation”, Euronews reporter Maia de la Baume says, as violent protests worsen the French president’s political crisis. With elections nearing, he faces mounting anger and accusations that he is disconnected from young people.

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