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Nightime curfew for young people gaining traction in France

A far-right French mayor said Tuesday that he had introduced a nighttime curfew for children under 13 in the latest such measure in France to curb alleged youth violence. Youth violence has become a prominent political topic in France in the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June, as the far-right National Rally leaps ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party in opinion polls. The government last week ordered a similar measure in one of France's overseas territories. FRANCE 24's Solange Mougin tells us more.

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