Ultraleft, “seditious acts”… What to remember from Emmanuel Macron’s declarations before “Act II”

“This council made it possible to take stock of the implementation of intelligence, anticipation and security measures for the coming weeks, while reviewing the dysfunctions which led to the events of last weekend,” declared the Élysée.

“Bring down the Republic”

Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday “seditious acts” of “ultra-left” groups of “extreme danger” aimed at “bringing down the Republic” and “acts of delinquency” also demanding “the greatest harshness”, in the violence and looting committed on the sidelines of demonstrations against “high cost of living” on Saturday.

“We have had both political and even seditious acts which were carried out by organized ultra-left groups which aim to bring down the Republic,” he said after a meeting at the Élysée with all the intelligence services, accused of having poorly anticipated the mobilization.

“This is what is assumed by the latter, with extreme danger, great violence and planning. And alongside that, acts of delinquency on which we must also be extremely harsh but which are not of the same nature,” he stressed.

Strict rules for demonstrating this weekend

Only demonstrations organized at the request of unions will be authorized on Saturday and on routes which will protect “businesses and public buildings”.

“The general recommendation is that there be no demonstrations in the coming days. People who want to continue demonstrating, when they are trade union organizations, the prefects will propose alternative routes. When they are not trade union organizations, wherever we can, we will prohibit,” announced the head of state, who is also organizing a defense council this Friday.

Finally, Sébastien Lecornu will bring together on Monday “high school, student, teacher, union, employer organizations, local authorities and parliamentarians so that dialogue and work can continue on legitimate demands and demands”.