France: 'Macronism is unraveling'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : But the power of the far right has helped inspire recent governments to pass more racist and particularly Islamophobic laws and decrees.
61% : The trade union days of action on September 18 and October 2 were big -- with strikes and demonstrations in more than 200 towns.
61% : Then, after the success of September 18, rather than building on the dynamic, union leaders said they would give the government five days to respond, before calling a further day of action.
55% : What social forces are being drawn into action and what challenges are facing the movement, including within the trade union sector? When political institutions are paralysed, strikes and street mobilisations are even more important than at other times.
52% : Most would prefer to win over its supporters with rabid anti-Muslim and anti-migrant measures; but a growing minority would be open to an alliance with it.
48% : But days of action every couple of weeks tend to dissipate combativity: there were 14 of them in the huge and eventually unsuccessful movement to defend pensions in 2023!

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