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French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

Published October 19, 2026 3:44 am • Updated October 19, 2026 7:41 pm •
French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened
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This live blog is now closed.Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceFrench 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). Continue…

This live blog is now closed.Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceFrench 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). Continue…

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