Episode 1: Riot at the Gates (Again)
Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News
The Night of the New Prime Minister
Tens of thousands of rioters tried to force their way to the Parliament building. At least 15 people were killed that night and around 2,000 people were injured. The new Prime Minister was trying to make his inaugural speech but right-wing lawmakers drowned him out by singing the French national anthem over and over. This convinces a lot of people in the French establishment that people are really, really angry and they have to sort of give in.
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