INTRO: Amid nationwide protests, French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a televised address – via a translator – claiming demonstrators have started looting businesses and attacking police. He sympathizes with others who’ve joined them… but he condemns violence.
ACK: France President Emmanuel Macron (via translator)
***MANDATORY CREDIT: FRANCE 24 English***
TAG: Courtesy FRANCE 24 English. Macron blames far-left groups and “delinquents” for the unrest. The protests began in September when students spoke out against worsening conditions inside schools, a teacher shortage, and demanded a shorter week.
KEYWORD: Politics, International, Legal, Crime
