After five months of violent demonstrations, some protesters remain disappointed.
By James McAuley James McAuley Foreign correspondent focusing on French and European politics and culture Email Bio Follow April 25 at 4:05 PM PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced a host of conciliatory measures on Thursday designed to quell more than five months of violent protests over social inequality.
“When I look at the situation in our country, the real inequalities are not fiscal,” he said. “We have a system that corrects fiscal inequalities much more than in other countries. The true inequalities are those of origins, of destiny.” Macron’s main mission on Thursday was to present the conclusions of the “grand débat” or “great debate,” a two-month listening tour that took him to high schools and community centers across the country, taking stock of grievances from local officials and constituents who felt left behind in an increasingly globalized economy.
Meanwhile, while the grand débat was underway, Macron’s approval rating edged up ever so slightly and now stands at around 29 percent, according to the latest Ifop poll, up from 23 percent in December. Macron was pressed on these gaffes on Thursday. He responded: “There are phrases I regret; there are phrases taken totally out of context.”
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