60 Minutes Transcript: What's driving French protests
Summary
The report describes protests in France that began with students demanding better school funding and expanded into demonstrations over economic inequality, living costs and job discrimination. It says the unrest has damaged businesses and injured police, while Marine Le Pen’s popularity has risen as she criticizes the government’s handling of the protests.Key Facts
- The report says 2,500 businesses were damaged and more than 1,500 police officers were injured.
- The estimated property damage exceeded $1 billion, according to the report.
- The protests began in mid-September at a high school in a working-class suburb near Paris, where students cited poor facilities and too few teachers.
- Student Malhia Garin said videos of an early demonstration spread on social media, and protests followed in several major French cities.
- The demonstrations grew to draw about half a million people, including students, parents and workers, the report says.
- The protest movement broadened from demands for education funding to concerns about economic inequality, living costs and job discrimination.
- Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, criticized what she described as the government’s failure to stop violence; the report says her popularity rose during the protests.
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