# Macron to address France tonight amid unrest

https://mins.news/en/item/105056

- TASS, 2026-10-18 11:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203733

> French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised address at 9 p.m. Moscow time in response to the October 17 unrest. Mass demonstrations against rising fuel prices and falling purchasing power took place in Paris and across France. Organizers estimated attendance at 800,000, while the Interior Ministry put it at 550,000. Some protests turned into riots and clashes with police; 1,800 people were detained nationwide, the interior minister said.

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