French PM: Curfew to Be Imposed Tonight 'in Places Where Situation Requires'
Authorities said targeted curfews helped keep the night calm after unrest hit at least 3,000 businesses, according to preliminary estimates.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced France will impose new curfews where needed, stating that measures introduced in several cities on Monday 'helped keep the night calm.'
- Student demonstrations over poor learning conditions triggered unrest that rocked France on Saturday, occurring six months before the country elects a successor to President Emmanuel Macron.
- Patrick Martin, head of the Medef business lobby, accused the state of having 'failed' during the violence, as preliminary estimates indicate urban unrest hit at least 3,000 businesses.
- In Lyon, around 500 people gathered Monday evening supporting shopkeepers, while banners targeting Green Mayor Gregory Doucet read 'Anti-Rioters Lyon' and 'Doucet Resign.'
- The government scheduled emergency meetings for Tuesday involving social media platforms, with Lecornu stating future curfew decisions will be made by prefects in coordination with local mayors.
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Many curfews have been introduced in several major cities, including Paris, Lyon, Nice and Lille, as well as bans on demonstrations. At the moment, there is no question of triggering a state of emergency. The public authorities have several tools to try to put an end to the violence.
"The mandatory collection contributed to the tranquility of the evening," Lecornu said in a message on his social networks, referring to the measures taken in some sectors of French cities.
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"New curfews will be decided" for Tuesday night "where the situation requires it", announced Sébastien Lecornu, the day after the entry into force of the first curfews, notably in Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Nice and Paris.
Can France Contain the Protests as New Demonstrations Loom?
France remained calm overnight under targeted curfews following a weekend of violence and looting, but fresh demonstrations planned for Saturday are testing the government’s ability to restore order and address growing public anger. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday that the curfews had helped maintain calm and could be extended wherever necessary. The measures […]
If necessary, new curfews will be introduced in France on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
After a weekend of the worst riots in France in years, Paris police imposed a nighttime curfew on Monday for two areas of the French capital. Curfews were also imposed in parts of Bordeaux, Nice and Lyon. French Prime Minister Le Corne said the measure had helped maintain peace at night.
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