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Praud cites Limoges mayor in challenge to Macron's riot response

A panel revisiting Macron's HugoDécrypte interview questions presidential responsibility, protest policing and his criticism of National Rally.

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Pascal Praud : "Macron met la France dans un état lamentable et c’est de la faute du RN ?"

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0:28Macron describes fewer restraints on racist speech and violence in footage from his HugoDécrypte interview.
1:07Praud and Thomas Bonnet argue that Macron is failing to acknowledge his own responsibility for France's tensions.
2:02Praud contrasts Macron's concert attendance with Mayor Guillaume Guérin's statement that the president did not call him.
5:10The panel questions an honorary magistrate's impartiality over comments concerning Marine Le Pen's potential ineligibility.
7:22Macron urges high school students to return to lessons after mobilizations.
8:18Macron discusses far-left violence and underestimated anger; Praud and Garbarini subsequently challenge his account of police preparedness.

Limoges Mayor Guillaume Guérin says Emmanuel Macron did not call him during the riots discussed on L'Heure des Pros. Host Pascal Praud uses that account to challenge the French president's response, contrasting the absence of contact with Macron's attendance at a concert.

The excerpt, posted by France's radio station Europe 1, is a studio debate interspersed with clips from Macron's interview with HugoDécrypte, the news outlet founded by journalist Hugo Travers and known for reaching young audiences. It drew roughly 59,000 views since yesterday.

The central disagreement concerns responsibility for France's political and social tensions. In the interview footage, Macron describes a loosening of restraints on racist speech and violence. Praud presents those remarks as blaming the far-right National Rally, known in France as the RN, while political journalist Thomas Bonnet argues that the president bears substantial responsibility himself.

Guérin's recorded account gives the panel a specific example for its criticism. Praud says Macron attended a concert without contacting the mayor of Limoges, a city in west-central France. In the clip, Guérin confirms that he received no call from the president.

Lawyer Pascal-Pierre Garbarini then argues that the government is disconnected from RN voters and conditions on the ground. The discussion also turns to an honorary magistrate's comments about Marine Le Pen and her potential ineligibility for office, with panelists questioning the magistrate's impartiality.

Later excerpts show Macron urging high school students to return to class after mobilizations and discussing violence involving the far left and black blocs. He says intelligence services underestimated the anger. Praud and Garbarini dispute his explanation of how authorities anticipated urban violence, leaving presidential accountability and police preparedness as the panel's closing concerns.

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