Curfews contribute to calm evening in France after riots, says PM Lecornu

Focused curfews throughout France contributed to a quiet evening following a weekend of riots and looting throughout the nation, the Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has stated.

Curfews had been launched throughout elements of central Paris, together with Place de la République, the place protesters had gathered over the weekend, and the Les Halles buying space.

Different measures limiting the motion of younger individuals and gatherings had been launched in cities comparable to Marseille, Bordeaux, Good and Lyon within the south, in addition to Lille and different cities within the north.

Lecornu thanked law enforcement officials and gendarmes for implementing the measures, including that additional curfews on Tuesday evening could be determined relying on the place they’re mandatory.

Writing in a submit on X, he stated selections could be made “on the bottom” by French areas and native mayors.