Macron vows to restore order amid French cost-of-living protests2026-10-21Macron said protests he considers “illegitimate” would be banned in the coming days, while organised groups such as unions could march on alternative routes.More than 500,000 people protested across France over living costs and conditions in schools; riots and looting led to at least 2,500 arrests.Macron said he would take all necessary measures to restore calm and security, and would meet with intelligence services ahead of planned protests.Macron said there had been no visible foreign interference in the protests, but that information had been manipulated in their aftermath.Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu pledged a large police deployment, backed by the military, at future protests.France’s Macron says protesters won’t be allowed to ‘cause chaos’ (Al Jazeera)🔴 Live: France will ban 'illegitimate' protests in coming days, says Macron (France 24)Video. Public order a 'big failure of the government', says French MEP (Euronews)Riots in France: tourism sector fears drop in foreign visitors (Euronews)France’s Emmanuel Macron says ‘illegitimate’ protests will be banned as cities block demonstrations (NBC News)ماكرون يترأس اجتماعا لمجلس الدفاع قبل احتجاجات السبت ويتهم اليسار المتطرف بإسقاط الجمهورية – اليوم 24 (Alyaoum24)