France has an old history of violence, emergency had to be imposed in 2005, the government is considering it again

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Friday the government was considering all options to restore order, including declaring a state of emergency after a third night of riots over the killing of a young man by a police officer. Asked by reporters whether a state of emergency was possible, as demanded by some right-wing opposition parties. Born replied that I will not tell you now, but we are considering all options with priority to restore order in the whole country.

Prime Minister visited the police station

The Prime Minister was visiting a police station in Avery-Courcours, south of Paris. He is to attend a crisis security meeting chaired by President Emmanuel Macron. The state of emergency would give authorities more freedom to declare local curfews, ban demonstrations, and give police more freedom to stop suspected rioters and search homes.

Some ministers in the cabinet are being told against the emergency

Macron cut short a trip to Brussels on Friday for an EU summit and was told by an aide to be prepared to adopt new measures, although some cabinet ministers are said to be opposed to a state of emergency. “We are initially calling for a curfew, then a full state of emergency and the unification of all forces of law and order in the country,” Sebastien Chenu, a spokesman for the right-wing National Rally, told LCI television on Friday.

Such violence took place in France in 2005

France has a long history of violence. In 2005, two boys hiding from the police in France were killed, leading to weeks of unrest. The situation had worsened so much that a national emergency had to be imposed in France. During nationwide urban riots in 2005, the then right-wing government declared a state of emergency after nearly two weeks of clashes. The measure was used in mainland France for the first time since the 1950s.