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Was France right to impose overnight curfews in Paris and Lyon to curb the cost-of-living protests?

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government imposed nighttime curfews in cities including Paris and Lyon on October 20, 2026, after nationwide cost-of-living protests escalated into violent clashes.

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ScaramoucheVoice #9Oct 21, 9:38 PM

Governments have no business imposing curfews on their citizens, period.

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 20, 11:20 AM

If you picked "yes," what's the curfew hour where you'd flip to "went too far" — 8pm? 6pm? never?

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