00:00And Prime Minister Sebastien Le Corneu convened an emergency cabinet meeting in Paris following widespread weekend protests and public disorder
00:08across several major cities.
00:09Over 2,400 people were arrested nationwide as working-class communities took to the streets to protest soaring inflation and
00:18deteriorating public irrigation services.
00:20While President Macron blamed activists for funding the unrest, Interior Minister Lauren Núñez admitted to security failures and a lack
00:29of police anticipation.
00:31Authorities have authorized local prefects to restrict future demonstrations, while working-class organizations vow to continue mobilizing against high prices
00:41and social inequality.
