France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, the prime minister said after a first night of France was rocked on October 17, 2026 by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just six months before the country elects a successor to President Emmanuel Macron Key points and original sources are listed below.

• France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, the prime minister said after a first night ofS1

• France was rocked on October 17, 2026 by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just six months before the country elects a successor to President Emmanuel MacronS2

• Under pressure, the government scheduled another series of emergency meetings on Tuesday, including talks involving representatives of major social media platforms.S3

• France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, the prime minister said after a first night of partial curfews in major cities including the capital Paris.S4

• 'Targeted curfews have contributed to calm overnight,' the French prime minister wrote on X, as he announced 'new curfews will be decided where the situation requires it.'S5