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French government under pressure after weekend of violence

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held an emergency Cabinet meeting on Monday to assess a weekend of violence and looting during protests against the rising cost of living. 

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00:00French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday
00:05to assess a weekend of violence and looting during protests against the rising cost of living.
00:11Public buildings, shops and town halls were attacked.
00:15French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to pursue those responsible.
00:20Our judges administer justice in your name and they know what you expect.
00:25Whenever offences are committed, they must lead to appropriate legal proceedings.
00:31Those who have destroyed must pay.
00:34Those who sought to bring down the republic will have to answer.
00:38Macron drew a distinction between the rioters and the broader public,
00:43noting that many protesters had legitimate demands.
00:47We cannot ask our youth to believe in the future without giving them the opportunity
00:51to build the answers and sit at the table.
00:54Yes, we need to sit around the table and build solutions together.
00:59Students, teachers, representatives of employer and union organisations,
01:04local authorities and parliamentarians will work with the government starting this week
01:09on concrete proposals.
01:12The Prime Minister will bring them together in the coming days for this purpose.
01:18Hundreds of protesters gathered again on Sunday at the Place de la République in Paris amid a heavy police presence.
01:27Officers used tear gas as pockets of violence flared up and more than 350 people were arrested.
01:34We got back in the coming days.
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