France is taking extensive measures to prepare for another expected wave of violence and protests on Saturday, a week after the country experienced some of the worst rioting it has faced in years.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez have been on a public-relations blitz to prevent another weekend of chaos after they acknowledged failures in judgment last weekend. Lecornu admitted earlier in the week that the riots were assisted by intelligence failures, a static, rather than mobile, police response, and the decision not to cancel leave for police officers. The government is looking to ensure that no such failures or oversights are repeated this weekend, going further to enforce police with military units and canceling all protests not sanctioned by unions.
