France Student Protests Escalate as Macron Stays Silent — Vantage on Firstpost

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Violent student protests spread across France while President Macron remains absent; Firstpost’s Hem Kaur Saroya examines his recent activities and why the prime minister is leading the response.

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The clip highlights a striking political moment: student protests in France widening while President Emmanuel Macron remains publicly absent, and the prime minister has stepped forward to manage the response. The reporter traces Macron’s recent movements and explains why France’s semi-presidential system allows the prime minister to take a visible operational role, which is the clearest news nugget in a tumultuous sequence of street clashes and government silence.