# Macron’s ‘vandals pay’ bill puts right to protest at risk

https://mins.news/en/item/115007

- The Guardian, 2026-10-25 19:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/25/macrons-vandals-pay-bill-puts-right-to-protest-at-risk

> France’s government is fast-tracking a bill that could make protesters pay up to €10,000 for damage at demonstrations, even if they did not cause it themselves. Unions and leftwing opponents say it threatens the right to protest, while the government calls the measure essential after recent looting and fires.

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