Macron calls for calm in France and warns rioting must not escalate

BBC World reports: French President Macron (centre) chaired an inter-ministerial crisis meeting at the Élysée Presidential Palace, in Paris, on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron has called for "calm and order" and warned riots across the country must not escalate, during a national television address. Speaking from the Élysée Palace in Paris, the president said "we all feel anger and shame" after a major day of protests turned into rioting and looting across France on Saturday. Some 550,000 demonstrators took to the streets for largely peaceful protests against rising fuel prices, the cost of living and deteriorating public services, including schools.

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