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Macron calls for return to 'authority and respect' after French riots

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks before presenting the insignia of Commander of the Legion of Honor to Marie-Claude Tjibaou, widow of the assassinated Kanak leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou, during a ceremony in Noumea on July 24, 2023. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France needed a return to authority "at every level" in response to recent riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager.

Speaking on national television during a trip to France's overseas territory of New Caledonia on Monday, Macron condemned "the burning of schools, city halls, gyms and libraries" and "the violence of looting", which took place in several cities in France.

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