Events in France: 350 Arrests on Sunday and in the Night in Paris, some 30 Looted Shops
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said curfews will be localized to stop more rioting and looting after more than 2,400 arrests, officials said.
- 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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Le Journal de MontrealFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that he had asked the prefects to "trigger a number of curfews" on Monday night.
The Prime Minister of France, Sebastien Lecorne, announced "a large-scale response to the criminals" in the wake of the riots that had engulfed cities from Paris to Lille in the north and Marseille in the south of the country.
France said it investigates looters and awarded demonstrations to ultra-left movements prior to the presidential election.
While the authorities announce increasingly harsh measures against violence, some of the protest coordinators say they are ready to go out again on the street next Saturday. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday that he asked the local authorities to impose partial traffic restrictions on Monday evening, following violent protests that had...
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