Nice Mayor Rebukes Victor Wembanyama Over Oct. 17 Protest Support
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 21
Nice Mayor Rebukes Victor Wembanyama Over Oct. 17 Protest Support
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 21
Summary
Nice Mayor Eric Ciotti accused Victor Wembanyama of bearing a “historic responsibility” for backing France’s protest movement after violence erupted during the Oct. 17 demonstrations.
Wembanyama had said on Oct. 8 that he supported students protesting “systemic inequalities” and posted a cryptic White Rabbit image on Oct. 16 that some in France read as a nod to the next day’s marches.
An estimated 550,000 to 800,000 people joined protests across France on Oct. 17, when clashes, fires, damage to public buildings and looting hit cities including Paris, Lyon and Marseille.
The unrest began in September over school conditions and later widened into a broader campaign against government spending cuts, drawing in university students, labor unions and Yellow Vest supporters.
Wembanyama has not publicly commented since the Oct. 17 violence or responded to Ciotti’s criticism, leaving his earlier support under sharper scrutiny.