French Parliament Clashes Over Recent Unrest in Paris and Other Cities
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu accused far-left groups of planning an insurrection during a parliamentary debate on recent unrest, while denying claims the government fabricated intelligence to blame the opposition. The prime minister rejected accusations from the France Unbowed party that state intelligence services used falsified evidence to implicate it in the riots. Party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon warned on X against provocations by a government in deadlock, while Socialist secretary Olivier Faure defended the right to challenge France Unbowed without manipulating truth. Green group president Cyrielle Chatelain urged the prime minister to stop incendiary statements, saying the government is locked in scapegoat rhetoric. The debate follows days of violent incidents in Paris and other French cities.