In recent days the country has been hit by widespread looting, violent clashes between rioters and police, street protests and just scenes of chaos and conflict.
And the fear is there’s more to come. Not just this weekend, but in the months ahead as we get closer to the presidential election next spring.
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We’ll unravel what happened, look ahead to what could still happen yet and explain some of the French protest slogans that have emerged in recent weeks.
And as well as the demonstrations and disorder on the streets France is also embroiled in a crisis of debt, the combination of which, experts say is unprecedented.
We’ll try and explain just how bad things are.
But despite all that, most of life in France is going on as normal this autumn, including some fantastic food festivals all over the country. We’ll give you a taste of the best ones.
Host Ben McPartland is joined by the team at The Local France Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and French politics expert John Lichfield.
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