Mr Macron met with the prime minister, interior minister and top security service officials at the presidential palace to discuss the riots. Government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux confirmed the Macron administration was considering imposing a state of emergency. He said the president was open to dialogue but would not reverse policy reforms.
He told Europe 1 radio: “We won’t change course. We are certain of that.”
Quizzed over imposing a state of emergency, Mr Griveaux said it would be among the options considered.
But this was later denied by a source from Elysee Palace, who said the president had instead spoken about adapting security forces for future protests.
The escalating violence and public anger against Mr Macron’s economic reforms have caused the 40-year-old to lose control over his people.
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Mr Macron visited the Arc de Triomphe and other areas affected by the violence earlier today after flying back from the G20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Protester’s had written “Macron resign” and “The yellow vests will triumph” on the revered monument and epicentre of Saturday’s clashes.
The French president told a news conference before flying home: “I will never accept violence.
“No cause justifies that authorities are attacked, that businesses are plundered, that passers-by or journalists are threatened or that the Arc du Triomphe is defile.”
The riots pose the most formidable challenge yet to Mr Macron’s presidency.
Roughly 10,000 tear gas canisters and stun grenades were fired as well as water canons, as security forces struggled to take back control.
Paris police said 412 people were arrested yesterday during the worst clashes in the capital for years.
They confirmed 378 people were still in custody.
A total of 133 had been injured during the riots.