France's riots: Muslim population that wants to get rid of democracy
... Riots are as French as croissants, adultery and the 35-hour work week.
France’s current riots may, however, presage the fall of the Fifth Republic...
LFI’s deputies joined the protests all over France. They exhorted students at barricades and led chants of “Free Palestine.” When the students started fires and threw projectiles at the police, LFI’s [France Unbowed] deputies intervened to protect the rioters...
One revolution was enough for the English and the Americans, but the French tolerance for mass disturbance is as high as their cholesterol...
These riots are not just about France’s schools. They are the latest battle between the French state and the “New French,” France’s rapidly growing, poorly assimilated and heavily Muslim population. The French call them “immigrants” even though many of them are French-born...
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France riots expose radical left-Islamist nexus, deepening political crisis ahead of 2027 presidential election, Organiser, 15 October 2026:
French nationalist politician Eric Zemmour has warned that France is increasingly divided between its traditional European, Christian identity and a growing population he describes as predominantly African, Arab and Muslim, predicting that the clash between these competing visions will shape the 2027 presidential election...
The participation of La France Insoumise representatives in demonstrations across France has brought renewed attention to the relationship between the radical left, pro-Palestine activism and sections of the country’s Muslim population...
Beyond the immediate violence, the riots have brought renewed attention to France’s unresolved debates over Muslim immigration, national identity, integration and the political influence of its Muslim population...
Eric Zemmour, a nationalist anti-immigration politician and rival of Melenchon, described the situation as a confrontation between two visions of France...
Zemmour, the French-born son of Berber Jewish parents from Algeria, has characterised the traditional France of the Fifth Republic as “largely white, Christian, European, even if various minorities join it.” He contrasts that vision with “another France that is largely African, Arab, Muslim,” whose supporters, he argues, wave “Algerian, Moroccan or Palestinian flags” as symbols of resentment towards the existing national order...
France unrest shows how radical left and Islamist networks turn common grievances into platforms for wider agendas, Organiser, 7 October 2026:
Three minute video of horrific riots in Marseille:
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— confrontation française (@confrontfr) October 17, 2026