# Major protests in France: Shop owners brace for more unrest

https://mins.news/en/item/112375

- France 24, 2026-10-23 08:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/major-protests-in-france-french-shop-owners-brace-for-more-unrest

> French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that 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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