Emmanuel Macron will address the French this Sunday at 8 p.m., after the violence on the sidelines of the October 17 mobilization

An expected speech. Emmanuel Macron "will solemnly address the French at 8 p.m." on Sunday October 18, announced the Elysée, the day after the massive violence and looting on the sidelines of the October 17 demonstrations. Before that, the Head of State will bring together "at 5:30 p.m. at the Elysée Palace the Prime Minister and the government ministers concerned", also announced the Presidency of the Republic, while the government finds itself under pressure from oppositions and certain mayors regarding the management of Saturday's demonstrations.

The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, will also be a guest on the TF1 television news, the channel said. He will speak at the end of the newspaper, after the presidential address. He will go to Marseille on Monday, where on Saturday "abuses (were) committed by several thousand ultra-left individuals", then "joined by delinquents who looted and ransacked numerous businesses".

On Saturday, 550,000 people demonstrated during the mobilization against the high cost of living, including 110,000 in Paris, according to authorities figures. In many cities in France, the day of protests turned into chaos due to clashes and looting. At this stage, the President of the Republic continued his trip from Monday to Wednesday to four Gulf countries (Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar).