On October 26, local time, French President Emmanuel Macron admitted in Marseille that the authorities failed to predict the riots that occurred in many parts of France on October 17 and underestimated the size of far-left groups that participated in the operation early in the morning, resulting in insufficient police deployment. He said that the government will respond to the reasonable demands behind this protest and launch strong measures to push forward progress on related issues as soon as possible. Furthermore, Macron pointed out that the demonstrations on October 31 are risky, and the parade route will be arranged in an area other than the city center.

On October 26, local time, French President Emmanuel Macron admitted in Marseille that the authorities failed to predict the riots that occurred in many parts of France on October 17 and underestimated the size of far-left groups that participated in the operation early in the morning, resulting in insufficient police deployment. He said that the government will respond to the reasonable demands behind this protest and launch strong measures to push forward progress on related issues as soon as possible. Furthermore, Macron pointed out that the demonstrations on October 31 are risky, and the parade route will be arranged in an area other than the city center.