# ‘No room for violence,’ Macron says after rioters and looters disrupt peaceful demonstrations across France

https://mins.news/en/item/104625

- euronews, 2026-10-17 19:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/17/no-room-for-violence-says-macron-after-rioters-and-looters-hijack-peaceful-demonstrations-

> Macron vowed to arrest everyone who incited chaos and hold them responsible for their crimes. Prime Minister Lecornu said limited public funds could not be spent indefinitely on repairing damage caused by vandals.

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