France Orders Curfews After Weekend of Widespread Rioting With Violence Spreading Across Europe

Analysis
Partial curfews now cover Paris and four other cities, and the next test is Thursday and Saturday, when student groups and yellow vest activists have called new "Macron must go" marches. Nuñez's admission that police "lost control" exposes the government on intelligence and deployment failures with the presidential election six months away. It is unlikely that Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez leaves office, by resignation or dismissal, between October 21 and November 20, 2026. Confidence is high, because reporting is consistent that Macron refused the resignation in writing through the Élysée and tied Nuñez's retention to police command continuity. Four secondary outlets converge on the core facts, though several draw on shared wire and ministry statements. Macron's refusal may be only a continuity move, and a damning inquiry into the planning and intelligence failures could force Nuñez out once the crisis passes. A second night of looting or a death on Saturday would shift that calculus. For prefects and commanders, the current chain of command holds through both protest days, while his exit would disrupt it and signal fragility to investors and EU partners.