[News Hunters]

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■ Broadcast: SBS "News Hunters" Monday–Friday (18:50–19:50)
■ Hosts: Kim Jong-won, Yoon Tae-jin
■ Panelists: Cho Hyun-seung (Senior Research Fellow, KIET), Melody Moukangue (French broadcaster)
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Some 260,000 people have poured into the streets across France. Student protests demanding improved educational environments are spreading into broader civil society. France, the second-largest economy in the eurozone, is currently grappling with soaring public debt, rumors of a national default, and deepening political conflict and social instability.

What is the reason behind France's current situation? And is this a story unique to France alone?

※ Detailed information is available in the video.