Mayors of Paris, Marseille, and Lyon seek urgent meeting with PM after riots

The mayors of Paris, Marseille, and Lyon have jointly requested a meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu following riots that occurred today during demonstrations against the high cost of living. In a joint statement, the mayors, Emmanuel Grégoire, Benoît Payan, and Grégory Doucet, demand to be received early next week alongside mayors of other affected towns. They also insist on a precise and transparent analysis of the events to prevent them from recurring. Earlier, the mayor of Marseille reported a shortage of law enforcement in his city, where rioters broke into the town hall by forcing the door.