The targeted restrictions are part of a state effort to reassert control after the country’s largest riots in years, as those arrested in the chaos face expedited trials.

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Europe’s centrist parties are losing ground among young people and workers, who are increasingly tempted by populist promises of radical change.

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The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order.

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Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.

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Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.

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