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Gangs and Suburbs: What Impact on the French Elections?
Gangs and Suburbs: What Impact on the French Elections?
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22 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
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With the French Presidential elections taking place this month, this episode of What Matters Today focuses on how topics such as gangs and gang-related violence, the war on drugs, and the social situation in French suburbs (known as “les banlieues”), are impacting campaign discussions and promises.
Released:
Apr 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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