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‘Hoe kunnen Fransen dit Frankrijk aandoen?’ In tv-toespraak veroordeelt president Macron ‘ongebreideld geweld’ tijdens rellen bij demonstraties

NRC18 October 2026, 20:47 UTCFrance

De Franse president Emmanuel Macron veroordeelde het geweld, maar had ook aandacht voor de „legitieme eisen” van de honderdduizenden Fransen die dit weekend demonstreerden. Zo nodigde hij scholieren en studenten aan om „samen met de regering” aan „concrete” oplossingen te werken.

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