French PM Promises Large Police Deployment for New Protests After Riots, Curfews Extended
Photo: The New York TimesFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday that police will deploy in large numbers for new nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, Oct. 24, after weekend riots in which buildings were torched and businesses looted. He told parliament last weekend's security operation was too static and not mobile enough. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said authorities underestimated the unrest and lost control in some cities. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said about 2,500 people had been taken into custody by Monday evening; a historic town hall in Limoges was burned. Curfews cover areas of Paris and parts of Lyon and other cities, and Lecornu said they could be extended.
Alternative outlet France 24 focuses on Lecornu's parliamentary pledge and his admission about the static operation. Left-leaning CBS leads with extended curfews and the harder task of addressing grievances over schools, living costs, debt and a fractured parliament. Right-leaning New York Post stresses the calm night, government efforts to reassure the public and the election context, and gives separate detention figures: 123 awaiting trial, about 2,500 in custody for questioning. All cite Lecornu and next Saturday's protests.
How the sides differ Alternative sources focus on Lecornu's pledge and admission of failures; left sources stress curfews and underlying grievances; right sources stress the calm night, detention figures and election politics.
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- The New York TimesFrance Imposes Curfews in Parts of Paris and Other Cities After Nationwide Rioting
CBS leads with the extension of curfews and police presence, then the deeper grievances over schools and living costs and the government's debt and fractured parliament, quoting Lecornu, Nuñez and Darmanin.
France 24 leads with Lecornu's pledge in parliament of a large deployment for Saturday and his admission that last weekend's operation was too static, noting organisers' plans for new protests.
The New York Post stresses the calm night under curfews and the government's effort to show it learned from security gaps, adding election-year tension and detention figures from Darmanin.