Events in France: 350 Arrests on Sunday and in the Night in Paris, some 30 Looted Shops
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu instructed regional prefects to impose "very limited" and "localized" curfews in cities to prevent further rioting and looting following weekend violence.
- Weekend demonstrations drew over 500,000 people protesting rising living costs and poor school conditions, but descended into rioting that resulted in nearly 2,400 arrests and damage to at least 3,000 businesses across France.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez acknowledged police "lost control" in major cities and offered his resignation on Sunday, but President Emmanuel Macron refused it, citing the need for "continued command of law enforcement in the current context."
- Opposition leader Marine Le Pen described the government as "exhausted and incapable," while officials blamed "ultra-left" agitators for the violence ahead of France's presidential election in six months.
- Similar demonstrations erupted in Italy and Belgium over the weekend, reflecting broader European discontent as rising costs of living fuel public anger across the continent.
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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered local curfews. At least 3,000 shops have been damaged or looted. Demonstrators have announced a "second act" of protests for the coming weekend.
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ghanamma.comFrance: Curfews issued in Paris, Nice after unrest
French authorities imposed curfews in parts of several cities on Monday night after cost-of-living and anti-government protests descended into rioting and looting over the weekend. DW has the latest.
A curfew will be in effect in certain districts of the capital from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the Paris Police Prefecture announced. BFMTV television reported that the curfew applies to streets around the Les Halles district in the city center and the Place de la République.
Police issue curfew in Paris after weekend rioting over cost of living, school conditions
Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital in efforts to prevent further violence, after a weekend marred by France's worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country.
According to the French television channel BFMTV, the Paris authorities have imposed a curfew on the territory of the Republic, as well as on the streets surrounding the district of Le Al. The curfew will operate every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will extend to everyone without exception.
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