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The country is going through a period of social unrest marked by looting and demonstrations. A fatal shooting recently took place in the Paris suburbs.
Last week, France was handed over to thugs and looters. They stoned police officers, robbed stores, beat up shopkeepers.
Yesterday, terrorism made its return. In a street in the Paris suburbs, a man fired in bursts: one dead, several injured. We are talking about a racist crime.
And tomorrow? New day of demonstration. The power is in the teeth. The far left is increasing the pressure on its favorite tune: fascism will not pass. The French are very worried. And they have reason to be: not only is the economy collapsing, but is the State still there to protect them from bad winds? Where is the country going?
And to think that not long ago the government was betting on deceleration...

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