France PM calls for partial curfews after violent weekend protests
French authorities have implemented overnight curfews and banned unauthorized gatherings in several cities following widespread riots and looting. The government is considering a state of emergency as police struggle to maintain control.
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The escalation of protests into violent riots poses a significant challenge to French domestic security and social stability.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jaroslav Lukiv Are the riots in France a warning of an intense election to come? French authorities have imposed overnight curfews in parts of central Paris and other cities after a weekend of riots and looting across the country.
Police in Paris said a curfew would be in force between 23:00 local time (21:00 GMT) and 06:00 in Place de la République, where protesters had gathered over the weekend, and the Les Halles shopping area.
A ban on unauthorised gatherings has also been imposed in several other parts of the city centre.
Partial curfews variously restricting the movement of young people and gatherings were announced for cities including Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice and Lyon in the south as well as Lille and other towns in the north.
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