French cities calm under curfews after riots; new protests planned as inquiry considered
Photo: The GuardianFrench cities were calm overnight after targeted curfews, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, following weekend protests that in some areas turned into riots and mass looting. More than 2,500 people remain in custody. Lecornu suggested more curfews could be introduced. Student unions and yellow vests plan new protests Saturday. Parliament will look into formally opening an inquiry into the protests and violence, including the law enforcement response, after a political agreement, BFMTV reported. The unrest has raised fears of spillover.
The Guardian, on the left, leads with Lecornu's remarks on calm and possible further curfews, plus the planned parliamentary inquiry. Semafor, an alternative outlet, stresses that protests were largely peaceful but sometimes became riots, and the risk of spillover. The New York Post, on the right, highlights riots, looting, the custody figure and upcoming protests by students and yellow vests. Left and right both report calm under curfews.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize the prime minister's curfew remarks and a possible inquiry; alternative sources stress mostly peaceful protests and spillover fears; right sources focus on riots, custody numbers and upcoming protests.
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The Guardian leads with the prime minister's statement that cities were calm and that more curfews could follow, and adds the parliamentary inquiry into the protests and policing, citing BFMTV.
Semafor emphasizes that the protests were largely peaceful, though some areas saw riots and mass looting, and frames the story around fears of a spillover effect.
The New York Post stresses riots and looting over the weekend, the calm under night curfews, the more than 2,500 people in custody, and new protests planned by student unions and yellow vests.