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París al anochecer con humo lejano sobre los tejados y una pantalla con imágenes borrosas
Tejados de París al anochecer, con humo lejano y una pantalla de imágenes borrosas que alude a la manipulación informativa denunciada. · Imagen generada para EPM

Macron denies interference and denounces foreign manipulation

Macron said in Doha that there is no evidence of foreign interference in France's protests, but there is manipulation of information by foreign leaders.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he has no evidence of foreign interference in the violent protests seen in France in recent days, while denouncing manipulation of information by foreign leaders, including Donald Trump when he was asked directly about the United States president. --- The context --- Macron spoke from Doha at the end of a Middle East tour aimed at securing hydrocarbon supplies. His remarks addressed a domestic crisis after a weekend of assaults and looting in the centres of several large cities. --- The facts --- The president said there is no visible outside interference, but there is foreign manipulation of information that, in his assessment, has produced unacceptable comments by foreign leaders. Asked whether he meant Trump, who has used the French unrest in his domestic election campaigning to raise fears about immigration, Macron replied that he meant him among others. He also denounced artificial intelligence images showing scenes that never happened in France. Macron rejected as entirely false claims that the country had been invaded by hordes of Islamist immigrants. --- The positions --- The presidency says the government is acting transparently and methodically, with respect and firmness, to restore order. Macron argued that in a democracy no violence is legitimate, whether verbal or physical, against people or against property, and he criticised what he described as excessive ambiguity from too many voices. At the same time, he said he does not consider it necessary for now to declare the state of emergency demanded by some sectors. That restraint sits alongside measures already adopted and a meeting with the intelligence services this Thursday. --- What remains unknown --- It remains unclear what will emerge from the meeting with the intelligence services or what complete assessment exists of the assaults and looting. The duration of the partial curfews and the reach of the bans in each city remain unspecified. --- Unanswered questions --- What concrete evidence will the government present about the manipulated images and their origin? What decisions will come out of this Thursday's meeting with the intelligence services? Will partial curfews and the current bans be enough to prevent further unrest? Under what circumstances would Macron reconsider the state of emergency he currently rules out? --- EPM analysis --- The intervention separates two levels: real violence on the streets and the battle over the narrative abroad. By denying interference while denouncing manipulation, Macron seeks to regain the framing without denying domestic difficulties, although his complaint raises tension with leaders using France as campaign material. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, distinguishing between foreign interference and information manipulation matters because it defends public debate without inventing an outside intervention that the president himself rules out. The risk is now twofold: false images may keep feeding other people's campaigns, and the domestic response may harden without clarifying what happened over the weekend. France needs fast verification, order with safeguards and verifiable transparency, because without confirmed facts disinformation will keep filling every space left by official silence today.
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