Macron visits Marseille as nationwide curfews remain in force
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President Emmanuel Macron made a surprise visit to Marseille, meeting with the mayor, local businesses, residents, and law enforcement, one week after riots occurred in the city. This high-profile engagement comes as Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced that curfews would continue nationwide due to ongoing social anger, despite the previous day being described as 'controlled' with no major incidents.
The French government, led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, is now confronting the prospect of extended social unrest, with student representatives meeting for concrete responses and new mobilizations planned for late October and early November. In response to the persistent demonstrations, the president of CCI France has called for a temporary halt to protests to allow businesses to operate during a crucial end-of-year period.
Meanwhile, Marine Le Pen, parliamentary party leader of the far-right National Rally in the National Assembly, officially launched her presidential campaign in Orléans, drawing over 8,000 supporters to a heavily secured event. This political event follows reports that far-right groups targeted anti-cost-of-living protesters in over a dozen cities, with mayors questioning police inaction. New developments also emerged in the investigation into the Trappes attack, with a lawyer for the victim's family expressing surprise at a suspect's release due to psychiatric reasons, and hundreds attending a white march honoring Pengo Bossio Wangi.