PARIS, October 18. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a televised address to his fellow citizens a 9:00 p.m. Moscow time (6:00 p.m. GMT) in connection with the October 17 unrest, Le Monde quoted the Elysee Palace as saying.

On October 17, mass demonstrations against rising fuel prices and declining purchasing power took place in Paris and throughout France. According to the organizers, 800,000 people participated, while the Interior Ministry put the figure at 550,000. In some cities, the protests erupted into riots and clashes with the police. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 1,800 people across the country were detained and promised that the government would continue to pursue everyone who participated in the riots and ransacking.