Crippling Strikes and a Murder in Paris Spell Trouble for Macron
The murder of “Lola,” allegedly by a 24-year-old illegal immigrant, has shocked the country and thrown into sharp relief the inability of Monsieur Macron to tackle rising crime.
President Macron’s approval ratings are in freefall in the wake of the killing of a 12-year-old girl in Paris and growing rancor in France over everything from gas shortages to rising inflation.
Crippling nationwide strikes last week coupled with a looming parliamentary showdown over the national budget are already unhinging Mr. Macron’s second five-year-term, to which he was recently elected.
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