French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened
19 October 2026 at 21:34
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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 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).
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