# French PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests as he seeks partial curfews – Europe live

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-19T13:28:16+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/19/europe-france-protests-riots-macron-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-sweden-latest-news-updates
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/french-pm-blames-ultra-left-for-exploiting-protests-as-he-seeks-partia-753121/

Sébastien Lecornu says new measures will be put in place from tonight Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France 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 fro

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