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Kacper Kita wrote that the riots were characterized by three aspects. The first was, as he assessed, the admission by government representatives that they had failed to maintain public order. He quoted statements from Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez about losing control and Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin about failure. He pointed out that Nuñez had previously been, among other things, the police prefect in Paris and head of intelligence, while Darmanin had led the Ministry of the Interior for four years, overseeing the police, services, and immigration. In his opinion, Darmanin, known for sharp statements and media provocations, achieved little beyond drawing attention to himself. Kita added that former Prime Ministers Gabriel Attal and Édouard Philippe, whom he identified as candidates from Macron's camp to take over after him, also criticized the president for insufficient actions. Attal spoke about considering the use of the military, and Philippe accused Macron of commenting on the situation instead of taking action and ensuring leadership for the country. The second aspect was Macron blaming the extreme left and its militias collaborating with criminal organizations for the violence, along with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and the government. Kita assessed that after years of warning about the far right, as well as previous statements by Macron and Darmanin about the risk of civil war in the event of a victory by Marine Le Pen, it would be harder to portray national groups as a greater threat. He added that the issue of extreme left violence had ceased to be raised mainly by the right and by the nationalists themselves. According to him, there are also growing divisions between the center and the left, which could weaken Jean-Luc Mélenchon's voters' support for the center candidate in the second round. He recalled that in 2022, 46 percent of voters did not cast a valid ballot. The third factor was, according to Kita, the proximity of the presidential elections, which were to take place in six months. He compared this to the yellow vest protests in 2018, the riots following Nahel's death in 2023, and the riots from 2005, which occurred two years before the elections. He assessed that the issue would not disappear from voters' memories, and unrest could repeat itself. #Francja #polityka #zamieszki (translated)

The Stock Information published on Tuesday, October 20th, a summary of news from around the world. They reported that curfews were introduced in parts of Paris and other cities, and Donald Tusk announced a reduction in the number of visas by 87% and an increase in deportations by 200%. According to the post, Donald Trump had changed the name of New Mexico to "New America," and Emmanuel Macron blamed fuel prices for the riots. The author informed that the committees of the European Parliament were dealing with granting the industry 33 million free ETS allowances, of which 40% was to go to Poland. He wrote that the solution was to be retroactive and cover the entire year of 2026. He also provided maximum prices for petrol Pb95 at 6.79 PLN and diesel at 7.97 PLN, as well as information about Patriots for Ukraine in exchange for a pause in attacks on refineries. The Stock Information wrote that the U.S. government banned the purchase of Chinese AI models, and Donald Trump believed someone should take on negotiations, but not Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the post, Trump was to meet with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin without Zelensky's participation, praise Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and allow the transfer of F-35s. The author also stated that Sergey Lavrov visited Iran to end the war with the U.S., and Russia called for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Among other information, the author mentioned InPost's expansion of shipments to the Czech Republic and Slovakia and BMI raising its forecasts for coking coal prices. He also wrote that Elon Musk announced one SpaceX share for every child in the U.S., and Trump wanted Benjamin Netanyahu to win the elections. He reported that an Italian court was to decide on steel mills that day, and PKP Cargo sold 106 old locomotives. He added that the U.S. was suspending arms deliveries to Kyiv. According to the post, the yield of French bonds was the highest in 22 years, and funds were selling shares of technology companies at the largest scale in 10 years. The author also wrote that Japan has a rocket for a mission to Mars, and the average life expectancy in New York reached a record 83.2 years. He mentioned Statistics Day, adding a joke that people rob banks much less often than banks rob people. He also reported that the audio-video summary was available as part of a subscription. #Świat #Polityka #News (translated)

France's foreign policy is determined in Paris, in a sovereign manner, solely based on the interests of the nation. It cannot be determined in Moscow, just as in any other foreign capital. Le Pen called for the initiation of peace negotiations with Russia to end the war — this is a controversial concept, as it would likely require Ukraine to sacrifice part of its territory. #MarineLePen #Putin #Ukraina (translated)

In France, there are violent protests triggered by rising prices and general social discontent, which have escalated into riots in Paris, where the situation has gotten out of control, and demonstrators have taken advantage of the chaos to commit acts of vandalism and looting. #ProtestyFrancja #Zamieszki #KosztŻycia (translated)

The French government announced local curfews and is considering declaring a state of emergency in response to the riots that took place in several cities over the weekend, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu noting that the measures will be "very targeted" and will not cover the whole of Paris. #Francja #zamieszki #polityka (translated)

A leap second is a plague for new technologies, and I personally support its removal, just like almost all experts from around the world who deal with time scales, said Dr. Włodzimierz Lewandowski, former chief physicist at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, near Paris, in an interview with the newspaper. #sekundyprestępne #czasatomowy #koordynacjacieczności (translated)

The author of the post, We will see each other tomorrow - Shmoo, reminded that Konrad Wernicki claimed the day before that migrants in Paris caused more destruction than Russians in Kyiv, and described it as a fact, not an opinion. As he wrote, seven hours later, after reading 600 comments, Wernicki called his statement an obvious hyperbole and stated that he was amused by the outrage of those commenting on him. The author assessed this change of position as a "reverse ride." #migranci #Paryż #Kijów (translated)