France: after the riots, Sébastien Lecornu orders localised curfews
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 58% of recent comparable stories
SwedenStockholm is questioning the French executive's control: Svenska Dagbladet headlines a Macron who is "maktlös" (powerless), with the police having lost control and his minister having offered to step down.
What each one tells
opposition
BelgiumBrussels sees the French riots as a link in a European anger over the high cost of living, between aid to traders and yellow vests demanding the Elysée.
- Sweden
through police control
the narrative highlights the gap between the planned and actual number of personnel on the streets.
Social and symbolic
the narrative contrasts the setting of the presidential speech with the experience of the protesters.
What the account puts first
Belgiumby the rioters
the narrative puts the violence and its merchant victims in the foreground, before the demands.
European
the Flemish coverage links the French riots to those in Italy by comparing the images.