France moves to impose curfews as it reels from worst violence in years
- On Monday, French authorities scrambled to contain public discontent as mass cost-of-living demonstrations escalated into widespread violence over the weekend, with protesters blocking the entrance to Paris's iconic Louvre Museum.
- Rising prices, including diesel up nearly 40% since March, fueled economic anger; what began as peaceful student protests last month morphed into violence as masked groups attacked police and looted public buildings.
- Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin reported more than 2,330 people were taken into custody over the weekend, while nearly 1,000 security personnel were injured; chamber of commerce president Alain Di Crescenzo reported damage to over 2,000 shops totaling "hundreds of millions of euros."
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu asked local authorities to impose partial curfews to restore order, while President Emmanuel Macron refused Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation despite acknowledging intelligence failures.
- This unrest positions France in a volatile climate before next year's presidential election, where far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is leading in the polls as Italy and Spain watched developments nervously.
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Michael Strempel, ARD Paris, on the measures following the protests in France
After the severe riots in protests in France, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has now announced local curfews, which apply initially to Monday night. In the course of the day, further decisions of the local authorities would follow, said Lecornu.
France protest: Prime Minister calls for localised curfews in cities to curb rioting, looting
On October 17, 2026, ‘despite scenes of severe violence and extensive property damage, no one was killed, and that is a miracle,’ said the French PM as he defended the work of police officers faced with violent groups of people
French PM declares partial curfew as riots sweep the country
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced a partial nighttime curfew in various cities across the country on Monday, in an effort to stop the riots and looting that followed student and labor union protests. While the French government pinned the riots on the far left, right-wing politicians and leaders abroad told a different story, pointing […] The post French PM declares partial curfew as riots sweep the country appeared first on www.…
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