PoliticsFrench PM blames ‘ultra-left’ groups for weekend riots, pledges ‘massive’ security deployment

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said authorities would mobilise a “massive” security presence next weekend after organisers announced new protests. He accused ultra-left groups of fomenting an “insurrection” behind the previous weekend’s riots, which took place alongside nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living and education funding.

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