Curfews contributed to a "calm" night across France, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday, even as public discontent remained high following the weekend's mass protests, looting and violent scenes.
Certain areas of several French cities were under curfew overnight, including Place de la République and Les Halles in Paris, and parts of central Lyon. Lille and Nice were among the cities to impose curfews for minors.
The unrest comes at a particularly fragile moment for France, where public anger over living costs and deteriorating services is colliding with political instability and a mounting fiscal crisis that threatens to turn into a sovereign debt crisis as government borrowing costs rise to the highest level in decades.
The country faces a divided parliament with no majority and presidential elections in April 2027.
In a statement on Tuesday, Lecornu said local officials would impose new curfews where required.