French PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests as he seeks partial curfews – Europe live

Guardian World•Mon, Oct 19, 2026, 02:56 PM•2 min read

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...

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