Violence of October 17: Emmanuel Macron will address the French at 8 p.m., announces the Elysée

Following the violence that occurred in several cities across the country on Saturday, Emmanuel Macron "will solemnly address the French at 8 p.m.", Sunday October 18, announces the Elysée. Before this speech, the President of the Republic will bring together the Prime Minister and the government ministers concerned at 5:30 p.m. Follow our live stream.

• The Federation of Commerce and Distribution has done the accounts. No less than 1,500 traders were “directly affected” by the violence that occurred in several cities across the country, on the sidelines of the demonstrations on Saturday October 17. Questioned on LCI, Sunday October 18, its president Alexandre Bompard estimates the damage bill at “several hundred million euros”. “To all affected traders”, “we are mobilized in Bercy to help you”, also affirmed on X the Minister of Commerce, Serge Papin.

• Some 1,800 people arrested throughout France, according to the Minister of the Interior. In a message on X, Laurent Nuñez also reported more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters injured. For his part, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convenes an interministerial crisis unit at 7 p.m. in Matignon.

• The President of the National Assembly will propose a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the violence and the strategy for maintaining order. Contacted by franceinfo, Yaël Braun-Pivet's entourage announced that she "will bring together the group presidents on Tuesday morning".

• The IGPN opens an investigation after the complaint of a protester with a head injury in Paris. The investigation is open "into counts of violence by a person holding public authority". Videos taken near the Gare du Nord and posted on social networks show a man "injured in the head" and bleeding, writes the Paris prosecutor's office. He was treated and transported to Cochin hospital. He then presented himself at the end of the afternoon “at the 14th arrondissement police station to file a complaint”.

• “A level of violence that we have never seen,” laments the first deputy mayor of Paris. On franceinfo, Lamia El Araajee spoke of “methodical looting scenes” which plunged Paris into “total disrepair”.

• “The thugs are ruining a movement that is as powerful as it is joyful,” laments Olivier Faure. In an interview with Le Parisien, the boss of the PS deplored the violence which marred the processions on Saturday. The one who lost the Social Democratic primary, however, stressed the need to modify “the doctrine of maintaining order”. “It is de-escalation that must be sought, not confrontation which encourages a game of cat and mouse with thugs who use it to justify their actions,” he underlines.