Macron to address nation after riots and looting lead to 1,800 arrests across France
- On Sunday, October 18, 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address vowing strict action against protesters involved in vandalism and looting, expressing solidarity against what he termed "sowers of chaos."
- Saturday's nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs descended into violence across France, leaving more than 500 police officers and firefighters injured and resulting in more than 1,800 arrests.
- The unrest builds on four weeks of student-led protests regarding school conditions; Ministers blamed "ultra-left" groups for orchestrating violence six months before France's presidential election.
- Lecornu signaled a legislative push for a "pay-the-damagers" bill to hold perpetrators financially accountable, asserting that "public money is scarce: it must fund our public services, not endlessly repair what vandals destroy."
- The French President is scheduled to depart on Monday for a three-day trip to four Arab nations affected by the West Asia war, a conflict that has contributed to higher global inflation and rising fuel prices.
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The French president will speak after the violent clashes that left 1,800 detainees. Before he meets with the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, who is in charge of a crisis cell
French police have arrested more than 1,800 protesters following riots in several cities, in which masked figures dressed in black clashed with police, threw Molotov cocktails, set fire to cars and buildings, and looted shops.
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Macron to address nation after riots and looting lead to 1,800 arrests across France
Police have arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent clashes and looting during nationwide protests. Demonstrators denounced rising living costs and poor school conditions. Authorities said masked groups set fires and attacked public buildings in several cities. In…
FRANCE is recovering from some of the most violent unrest in years, after protests over high prices and public services left one protester dead, thousands arrested and hundreds of police officers injured.
In the aftermath of the urban violence on the margins of the gathering against expensive life, the President of the Republic announced that he would speak from the Elysée on Sunday evening at 8 p.m.
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