Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 2,513 people were taken into custody as curfews helped calm unrest after protests turned violent.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu credited localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities for providing calm after intense nationwide protests that saw thousands arrested over the weekend.
- Demonstrations began in September as a student-led education reform movement but evolved into a broader protest against rising costs of living and fuel prices, with groups identifying as "Yellow Vests" calling for scattered actions.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez deployed around 60,000 police and security forces nationwide; authorities detained 2,513 people, with 67 imprisoned and 123 awaiting trial as of Monday.
- Damage to public buildings, including the historic Limoges town hall set ablaze on Saturday, prompted officials to scramble reassuring the public as the government vowed to learn from security shortcomings.
- The April 2027 presidential election looms as candidates Marine Le Pen of the National Rally Party and Jean-Luc Melonchon of France Unbowed lead the field, marking the end of President Emmanuel Macron's two terms.
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The police have so far arrested 2500 people – including the alleged arsonist of the City Hall of Limoges.
France protests cool after overnight curfews in Paris, major cities, PM says - Regional Media News
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu credited localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities for providing a measure of calm after intense nationwide protests that have seen thousands arrested and sustained violent clashes between demonstrators and police. Nighttime curfews went into effect on Monday [...]
The government of Emmanuel Macron ordered night restrictions in different cities to contain looting and clashes; protests against the rising cost of living left thousands of detainees, hundreds of police injured and millions lost
Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters - The Boston Globe
At least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France clashed with police, set cars on fire, and engulfed a historic city hall in flames, during nationwide protests.
Lecornu said the restrictions applied since Monday “have helped to calm the night” and that on Tuesday new curfews will be decided “where the situation requires it.” The measures will be taken by the prefects in coordination with the mayors.
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