Since then, mass anger toward French President Emmanuel Macron has grown. Following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the French government poorly managed the health crisis, which led to the re-eruption of riots that sent shockwaves among French politicians, the elite and the media. Some 65% of French people do not trust the government in its pandemic management, according to French broadcaster BFMTV polls. Ethnic imperativesIn addition, the new interior minister has shown some consistency unlike his predecessor’s lax approach in his management of the Paris protests last August. However, the bad management of the COVID-19 pandemic and other major issues is likely to change the entire perception against Macron and his team.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 12, 2020 21:00 UTC