France’s Macron says protesters won’t be allowed to ‘cause chaos’

French president criticises comments by ‘foreign leaders’ trying to exploit disorder for their own political agenda.Published On 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has said people who plan to “cause chaos” during protests against the high cost of living will not be allowed to do so.Speaking to the press in Doha, where he met Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Macron said he would meet with French intelligence services before protests planned for Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minorslist 2 of 3‘It’s hard for us’: Paris small businesses bear brunt of protest violencelist 3 of 3Europe is in trouble, and it is blaming Muslimsend of listHe maintained that there has not been any “visible ‌foreign interference in the events ‌that took place”, but warned that “there had been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath.”More than half a million people gathered across France on Saturday to demand better conditions in schools and denounce high living costs. At least 2,500 people were arrested after riots broke out in certain areas, with shops looted.Macron insisted he would “adopt...