France Puts Curfews in Parts of Paris and Other Cities After a Weekend of Rioting
Curfews are in effect in parts of Paris and other French cities as authorities work to restore order after widespread rioting over the weekend. French officials have acknowledged failures in their handling of the unrest, and say an investigation is underway to track down those responsible.
President Emmanuel Macron has denounced the violence, which he says overshadowed largely peaceful protests across the country. The unrest began as a student protest for better conditions and has expanded to include public-sector workers protesting high energy prices, the rising cost of living and social inequality.
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The interesting part is the gap between the two descriptions: a president insisting the demonstrations were largely peaceful, and curfews in parts of Paris and other cities after a weekend of rioting. Both accounts can be accurate at once, and still leave the country looking like two different places depending on the street.
Part of the reason is that a movement which starts with students and then absorbs public-sector workers over energy bills, the cost of living and inequality stops being one thing with one character. That may be why officials can concede failures in their own handling while simultaneously hunting the people responsible for the violence.