French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu is holding a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday to address the fallout from weekend unrest. Over half a million mainly peaceful protesters demonstrated across France on Saturday.
An estimated 1,500 shops and businesses were looted and destroyed during the demonstrations. France's interior ministry reported that about 1,000 police officers were injured on Saturday, with seven sustaining serious injuries.
Riot police responded by firing tear gas, using water cannons, and hitting people with batons in several locations. Vandals defaced the Statue de la Republique in central Paris over the weekend.
President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address to the nation on Sunday. Yaël Braun-Pivet wants to open an inquiry into what happened this weekend.
Jean-Luc Melenchon alleged government "incompetence" regarding the situation. Students start their half-term break as of Monday.
Edouard said, "While we worry for our safety, they use this situation as a pre-presidential election political football." The vote for Macron's successor is scheduled in six months' time.
