# Macron tightens protest curbs, blames far left for unrest

https://mins.news/en/item/111007

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 11:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-tightens-curbs-protests-blaming-hard-left-unrest-2026-10-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad9f7428aa25d000136263a

> French President Emmanuel Macron said protests he called “illegitimate” would be banned in the coming days. He blamed “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend’s riots and looting.

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