# How France’s riots could reshape the presidential race

https://mins.news/en/video/107034

- DW News, 2026-10-19 23:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zD_Vr6Qhk

> France is recovering from a weekend of rioting and looting that followed weeks of mostly peaceful student protests. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed “troublemakers and looters” and “ultra-left radical groups” for the violence, while authorities introduced local curfews. The report examines the evidence for the government’s claims and who might gain from the unrest ahead of the presidential election.

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