French parties and intelligence chiefs summoned after Paris riots

Two days before a new mobilization, French political parties are meeting at Matignon and intelligence services at the Elysée as the government seeks to defuse criticism following the October 17 riots, with "firmness" as its watchword. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is hosting party representatives alongside interior and justice ministers, promising "transparency" on the events, while President Emmanuel Macron has summoned intelligence chiefs accused of poor anticipation. Opposition leaders have denounced the meeting as a "convocation," with several top figures absent, though LFI's Manuel Bompard will attend. The government has pledged a heavy police deployment, armored vehicles, and elite units for Saturday's protest, with localized curfews and 174 jailings so far. The unrest has prompted foreign travel advisories and pushed France's ten-year borrowing rate above 5% for the first time since 2002.