We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Live: French PM Lecornu to meet with unions ahead of new protests France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends an Interministerial Crisis Meeting at the Interior Ministry in Paris, France, on October 19, 2026. © Julien De Rosa, via AP After implementing curfews in cities across France to prevent a continuation of the weekend's violence and looting, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu prepared to meet with trade union organisations on Wednesday to discuss protest security and responses to the high school students who began the now nationwide protests.Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Lecornu to receive union representatives ahead of new protests Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will receive representatives from five unions, the CFDT, CGT, FO, CFTC and CFE-CGC, on Wednesday, in order to discuss "the ways and means to guarantee the indispensable freedom to demonstrate" that "some are trying to divert by associating it with unacceptable acts", according to a letter he sent to these organisations. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez will also be present at the meeting.
New demonstrations planned by the Yellow Vests and French high school students are planned for Saturday, and the unions have scheduled theirs for November 5. The CFDT and the CGT deplored the absence of high school organisations at this meeting, where Lecornu intends to address "the answers" to their demands on schedules, replacements, renovation of buildings and Parcoursup. Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering protests in France.
You can catch up on yesterday's key developments here. •Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu accused ultra-left radical groups of forging an "insurrectionary plan" that led to violent rioting over the weekend on the sidelines of nationwide protests over the cost of living. •Fresh curfews were imposed across the city centres of Paris and Lyon after the first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years. • Lecornu said a “massive” security operation was planned for new protests Saturday, with the military set to reinforce the police force. France imposes nightly curfews for 'as long as necessary' in Paris, other major cities ‘I’m alive’: Paris street medic isn’t dead, despite viral claims he was killed by police 1. 1 ## France issues curfew for major French cities including Paris, Bordeaux and Nice As it happened France Includes a video 2. 2 ## 'Like we had a war': France left reeling after nationwide violent protests France 3. 3 ## Macron says 'nothing justifies' violence in protests during address to nation France Includes a video 8 min 4. 4 ## France faces reckoning with public order policing after violent protest weekend Analysis France 5. 5 ## Paris police clash with demonstrators and looters as protests continue France 6. 6 ## Chaotic scenes as organisers of French protests claim 800,000 have taken to streets As it happened France © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites.
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