In Neuilly-sur-Marne, a poverty-stricken region east of Paris, the mayor, Zartoshte Bakhtiari, revealed just how challenging the violent riots have been in France over the past week. Since the outbreak of clashes, he has barely managed to catch three hours of sleep each night. His days are consumed by his mayoral responsibilities while his nights are filled with patrol duties, often accompanied by his staff and city councillors until the early hours, between 4am and 5am.
He said…
“Within days, we were in hell.”
The mayor is scheduled to attend a meeting at the Élysée Palace with President Emmanuel Macron, alongside scores of his fellow mayors across the nation, to address the crisis. His appeal in this meeting is straightforward – he desires both increased strictness from the state and…
