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French PM blames 'ultra-left' groups for weekend riots, promises 'massive' security deployment

Cover image: France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu looks on during a session of questions to the government at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 20, 2026. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday during a session of the National Assembly that authorities would mobilise a "massive" security presence next weekend after organisers announced plans for new protests. Lecornu also accused ultra-left groups of fomenting an "insurrection" leading to the past weekend's riots on the sidelines of nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living and education funding.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday accused ultra-left radical groups of forging an "insurrectionary plan" that led to violent rioting over the weekend on the sidelines of nationwide protests over the cost of living.

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