French PM Calls for Partial Curfews

Some French cities have been given the power to implement partial curfews to protect people and shops, says PM Sébastien Lecornu.

It comes after a weekend of riots and looting, with Lecornu saying “we will not be dictated and ruled by the breakers, by the thieves, by the thugs”. Earlier, France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police had “lost control” – the head of France’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry says 2,000 businesses were directly impacted by the demonstrations.

Meanwhile, the mayor of Paris has called on Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to begin negotiations with organisations representing the education sector to pave the way for a resolution to the country’s riots.