Macron: France needs to learn from recent riots

This was the President's message to his new cabinet, meeting for the first time since Thursday's government reshuffle.

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00:00 The new French government has officially started its work.

00:06 At its first meeting, President Emmanuel Macron highlighted the importance of the political

00:11 response to street violence that ravaged the country for weeks.

00:15 "We will have to provide a deep response to the upheavals that the country has experienced

00:22 in early July.

00:23 Beyond the response to the emergency, we can see that the risk of fragmentation and deep

00:32 division of the nation is there.

00:34 There is a need for authority, respect and legitimate hope.

00:43 It is a complete and deep response that is being played at the national level."

00:50 The president reshuffled his government on Thursday in a bid to move on from a series

00:54 of crises following his re-election last year.

00:59 There was speculation that he might change prime minister, but Macron said he is sticking

01:03 with Elizabeth Warren.

01:04 for now.

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