# France Orders Curfews Amid Widespread Rioting

- Source: Foreign Policy
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:46:23+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/19/france-protests-violence-riots-curfew-paris-lecornu-macron-melenchon/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/france-orders-curfews-amid-widespread-rioting-207d9b/

More than half a million people joined anti-government protests over the weekend.

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