Éric Zemmour examines the impact of French 1968 radicalism

In his book ‘The Suicide of France’, journalist and former presidential candidate Éric Zemmour examines the impact of the May 1968 far-left uprisings in France. The text describes how student-led protests and worker strikes attempted to overthrow the Fifth Republic by challenging conservative norms and Western traditions.

Zemmour argues that while the radicals failed to overthrow the government at the time, their liberationist ideology eventually permeated French politics and elite institutions. The book, originally published in France in 2014, explores how these movements influenced political landscapes and draws parallels to progressive movements in the United States.