Curfew order from the government in France

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that he has instructed governors to impose "very limited" and "restricted to certain areas" curfews in cities in order to prevent new violence and looting, following the violence targeting municipal buildings, other public buildings and hundreds of businesses across the country over the weekend.

Speaking after an emergency meeting with senior government officials, Lecornu said in his assessment of the events in which the police encountered violent groups: "On Saturday, despite the heavy violence and large-scale material damage, no one lost their lives. This is a miracle."

Lecornu stated that the details of the areas where curfew will be imposed will be announced later in the day.

These instructions came after Interior Minister Laurent Nunez tendered his resignation. President Emmanuel Macron asked Nunez to remain on duty so that he could respond to the needs of the police in the event of an emergency.

Macron's office said in a statement on Monday that the president did not accept Laurent Nunez's resignation "due to the need to ensure continuity of command of law enforcement forces in the current circumstances."

In the statement, it was stated that Macron instructed Nunez to "take all necessary steps" to reveal with full transparency the flaws in the planning and intelligence gathering processes that led to the violence.

Macron also called for "new policing tactics to be implemented as soon as possible" on the ground in a bid to end the violence.

MORE THAN 2 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN CUSTODY

On Sunday evening, groups in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities set fire to garbage containers, bicycles and other objects on the streets; looted businesses. These incidents follow large-scale violence that broke out on Saturday during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were detained across the country.

In his statement to France Inter radio, Nunez said, "I submitted my resignation because I am responsible for everything that happened. The main thing now is to ensure that this does not happen again. Of course, we need to be better at predicting such mass movements that occur."

Nunez blamed "riotous and looting crowds" and "far-left activists" for the violence. Flames engulfed the 19th-century town hall in the city of Limoges in central France. The fire caused the roof of the building to collapse and almost completely destroyed the structure.