France’s Macron vows to hold accountable those who ‘sought to bring down the Republic’
Macron said those who looted and attacked public buildings will face justice after unrest injured more than 600 police officers, officials said.
- On Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron condemned the weekend's "unrestrained violence" in a televised address, vowing that rioters and looters will "pay for their crimes" after nationwide protests over living costs spiraled into rioting.
- Saturday's nationwide protests, attended by 550,000 people demonstrating against rising living costs, descended into violent clashes; the Interior Ministry reported nearly 2,400 arrests and approximately 1,000 police and gendarmes injured.
- The 143-year-old Limoges town hall was largely destroyed by fire set by masked protesters, while the Chamber of Commerce estimated about 1,500 businesses nationwide sustained damage, with losses reaching hundreds of millions of euros.
- Opposition leaders Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon seized on the chaos to attack the government; Le Pen called it "exhausted," while Mélenchon accused officials of incompetence, sharpening political battles ahead of next year's election.
- The unrest deepens political polarization as France faces presidential elections in six months amid mounting economic pressures, including record national debt at 119% of GDP and soaring fuel and living costs.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and attacks on public buildings following protests across the country on October 17. In a televised address to the nation, he said the perpetrators would be held accountable, but urged against equating peaceful demonstrators with groups that used the protests to cause destruction. “Tonight, we all feel anger and shame,” Macron said. “Nothing justifies, nothing explains and noth…
Amid continuing violent protests in France by citizens angered by high prices and other issues, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that he feels “anger and shame” toward the demonstrators. He also left the door open for a hardline response, such as a ban on rallies. In a televised address on the evening of the 18th (local time), President Macron said, “Oh
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