Paris bars everyone. Bordeaux bars only minors.
Restrictions have taken effect in parts of Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Nice, with different rules for adults and minors. A state of emergency could add search powers, but authorities already have legal tools to restrict movement and gatherings.
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Curfews have taken effect in parts of four major French cities after looting during protests, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has left open the use of emergency powers.
The orders introduced on October 19 covered selected areas of Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Nice. They differ sharply in scope: Paris barred everyone from two areas overnight, while Bordeaux and Nice imposed restrictions on minors. They do not amount to a nationwide night-time ban.
Lecornu asked prefects, the central government's local representatives, to arrange partial, localized curfews after violence on October 17. He said a state of emergency was not ruled out, while presenting targeted curfews as the more appropriate response for now.
The protests began with student demands over education and school conditions and broadened to include anger about living costs. Looting, fires and damage to businesses and public buildings have put the government's ability to maintain order under pressure. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police had lost control of protests in several cities over the weekend, according to France 24.
The Daily Inference reported on October 19 that President Emmanuel Macron rejected Nuñez's resignation while demanding answers about failures in planning and intelligence. The local restrictions now put that response onto the streets.
