On Saturday, in the wake of the national mobilization for purchasing power, many cities were shaken by looting, destruction and riots. New clashes broke out at the end of the day in Paris, on the Place de la République, the epicenter of the mobilization in the capital.
Weakened after a wave of demonstrations punctuated by violence throughout the territory, the executive must respond to the anger and fears raised by its management of the mobilization of October 17, which turned into chaos and turned into a political crisis.
Under pressure, Head of State Emmanuel Macron charged the prefects on Sunday October 18 with"protecting our cities", deeming the ransacking of the streets and stores"unbearable". He promised"full transparency"on the failures of the security system in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Limoges in particular, after a day which resulted in nearly 2,400 arrests.
“Those who sought to bring down the Republic will have to answer for it,” said Emmanuel Macron. On Sunday, the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, denounced"a deep crisis of confidence, of authority, which poses a threat to democracy", while the rebellious leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon accused the head of state of playing"rot".