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Partial curfews in France as govt battles unrest; PM Lecornu doesn’t rule out ‘imposing emergency’

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Partial curfews in France as govt battles unrest; PM Lecornu doesn’t rule out ‘imposing emergency’. (2026, October 20). Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/partial-curfews-in-france-as-govt-battles-unrest-pm-lecornu-doesnt-rule-out-imposing-emergency/articleshow/135059847.cms

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for localized curfews in major cities like Paris, Lyon, and others after violent protests over rising living costs. On Saturday, hundreds of shops were looted and damaged across France, but no one was killed according to officials. The government imposed partial curfews to prevent further violence following an emergency meeting with top ministers, acknowledging that police had "lost control" in some cities. Troops have been deployed to reinforce the police to quell ongoing riots, as business owners fear more protests and looting ahead of new demonstrations planned for next Saturday.

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France announced partial curfews on Monday as protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre in Paris and authorities scrambled to stem discontent over living costs, after weekend demonstrations spilled into some of the worst violence in recent years.
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🔮 With organisers calling for a new round of protests next Saturday, Lecornu’s office said partial curfews would be enforced from 8pm to 6am Monday and Tuesday in four northern cities, including Lille, to protect businesses.

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France announced partial curfews on Monday as protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre in Paris and authorities scrambled to stem discontent over living costs, after weekend demonstrations spilled into some of the worst violence in recent years. asserted
demonstrations → announce → years
PM Sebastien Lecornu did not rule out imposing a state of emergency after the interior minister said police “had lost control” during the unrest, which flared six months before France elects a successor to President Emmanuel Macron. asserted
France → rule → Macron
With organisers calling for a new round of protests next Saturday, Lecornu’s office said partial curfews would be enforced from 8pm to 6am Monday and Tuesday in four northern cities, including Lille, to protect businesses. asserted
curfews → call → businesses
“I’m absolutely determined to restore public order,” he said. asserted
he → ’m → order
Other European countries have also seen similar demonstrations over rising prices, with smaller clashes breaking out in Milan and Belgium over the weekend and protests simmering in Spain, Portugal, and Albania. asserted
protests → see → Spain
Listings for ‘stolen goods’On Monday, France’s digital minister, Anne Le Henanff, urged online resale platforms to remove listings for “stolen items” following Saturday’s looting and summoned representatives of companies including Vinted and eBay. asserted
minister → urge → Vinted
According to the commerce ministry, representatives of Amazon, Leboncoin, Meta and TikTok were also invited. uncertain
representatives → accord → Amazon
Interior min offers to quitAfter the weekend scenes of chaos asserted
min → offer → chaos
, interior minister Laurent Nunez offered his resignation Monday, but Macron refused to accept it. asserted
Macron → offer → it
“The measures we put in place were out of balance not only with regard to the number of participants, but also with regard to the rioters, looters, and far-left activists who caused the marches to spiral out of control,” Nunez said. asserted
Nunez → put → control
Prez acknowledges failurePresident asserted
Prez → acknowledge → failurePresident
Macron acknowledged failures in govt response, despite the deployment of some 60,000 law enforcement personnel Saturday. asserted
Macron → acknowledge → personnel
Nationwide, more than 2,330 people were taken into police custody over the weekend, 70% of whom were adults, justice minister Gerald Darmanin said. asserted
Darmanin → take → whom
At least 3,000 shops were affected, according to small businesses minister Serge Papin, with damage running into the hundreds of millions of euros. uncertain
damage → affect → euros
Peaceful right to protest must be protected: asserted
right → protest → ?
The EU slammed the violence as “unacceptable” but warned that the right to peaceful protest “must be protected” in France. asserted
right → slam → France
Germany updated its travel advice for France, saying “further demonstrations and further outbreaks of violence in the coming days cannot be ruled out”. asserted
demonstrations → update → days
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