Emmanuel Macron condemns violence in televised address

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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned what he called the 'dissenters' who looted and vandalised cities across France on the sidelines of protests over the cost of living. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Macron said he had asked the government to bring together students, teachers, lawmakers, trade union representatives and business leaders this week to formulate what he described as 'concrete proposals' to address the crisis, without providing further details. Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/french-government-crisis-talks-violent-unrest-policing-macron?CMP=yt_gn The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Today in Focus ► www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Stateside ► www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Politics Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@politicsweekly Science Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@scienceweeklypod Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #france #macron #franceprotests #protests #emmanuelmacron #politics