# Macron says protest violence has ‘no justification’ and vows rioters will pay

https://mins.news/en/item/105408

- TRT World, 2026-10-18 19:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/e9c90cec610b

> A television in Paris aired French President Emmanuel Macron’s address a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests turned violent. Macron said nothing justified the violence and vowed that rioters would pay.

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