Emmanuel Macron’s uphill battle to achieve ‘lasting order’ in deeply divided France

Wave of unrest after teenager's death leaves French president weighing pleas to tackle inequality against calls for tougher policing

Emmanuel Macron is facing the biggest domestic challenge of his fraught second term in office, after the police shooting of a teenager of Algerian origin at a traffic stop last week led to multiple nights of urban unrest.

The French president on Tuesday announced crisis funding to help the reconstruction of burned-out buildings and public services. But questions remain over deep divisions in French society and the political class.