Paris: France will impose new curfews in
areas where needed on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, adding
that measures introduced in several cities the previous day had "helped
keep the night calm."
France was rocked on Saturday by some of its
worst rioting in recent years, just six months before the country elects a
successor to President Emmanuel Macron. Accused of failing to anticipate and
contain the street violence, the government has pledged to restore order and
announced partial curfews in Paris and some other cities on Monday.
"Targeted curfews have contributed to
calm overnight," Lecornu wrote on X. "Tonight new curfews will be
decided where the situation requires it. These decisions will be made on the
ground, by the prefects, in coordination with the mayors."
Police confirmed the night had passed without
major incidents across France. Several cities, including Paris, Bordeaux, and
Nice, introduced partial curfews on Monday in response to urban unrest that
followed weeks of student demonstrations over poor learning conditions in high
schools. While some restrictions, such as those in Paris, initially applied
only for the night from Monday to Tuesday, others, particularly in Bordeaux and
Nice, were set to remain in force for several days.
In Lyon, despite a ban on demonstrations, around 500 people gathered outside the tourism office that was set on fire, to show support for shopkeepers affected by looting. Under pressure, the government scheduled another series of emergency meetings on Tuesday, including talks involving representatives of major social media platforms. Finance Minister Roland Lescure pledged support measures for shopkeepers and craftspeople, while Patrick Martin, head of France's Medef business lobby group, accused the state of having "failed" during the unrest that hit at least 3,000 businesses, according to preliminary estimates.
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