Sébastien Lecornu says new measures will be put in place from tonight
Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France
French PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements.
We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32).
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/19/europe-france-protests-riots-macron-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-sweden-latest-news-updates
Author : Jakub Krupa (now and earlier) and Martin Belam (earlier)
Publish date : 2026-10-19 13:09:00
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