Macron Chose a Concert While Far-Left Rioters Set France Ablaze | 10/19/26

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The night before far-left rioters torched Limoges’ historic town hall and French cities erupted in looting and arson, President Emmanuel Macron was at a Celine Dion concert in Nanterre. On Friday, he sat among roughly 35,000 spectators after days in Brussels. On Saturday, the protests over school conditions, teacher shortages, inequality, and the rising cost of living turned into the worst unrest in years. Masked far-left groups smashed their way into the 19th-century Limoges town hall, set it ablaze, and brought down the clock tower and belfry. The mayor called it a premeditated arson attack and said people inside feared for their lives. Nationwide, nearly 1,800 people were arrested, more…