France’s strikes may now be starting to ebb
The French president is on course for victory in his battle with the street
ONE protester carried a placard depicting Emmanuel Macron as a Nazi. Another produced an effigy of the French president swinging from the gallows. As France prepares for its tenth week of strikes, the mood among protesters on the streets has ranged from festive to violent. On May 26th some 190 rallies and marches were held across the country in an attempt to create a “popular tide” against Mr Macron’s reforms of the railways, universities and much else besides.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Neap tide”
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