Macron said the unrest in France was aimed at bringing down the republic.

Macron said the unrest in France was aimed at bringing down the republic.

French President Emmanuel Macron held a security meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien LeCorneau and security officials on Thursday, in which he said the unrest in the country was aimed at bringing down the republic, Le Figaro reports. "The meeting assessed the progress of intelligence gathering, forecasting and security measures for the coming weeks, and also analyzed the failures that led to the events of the last weekend," the publication quotes a report from the Elysee Palace.