Overview

• Riots erupted in Paris after PSG’s first Champions League win, with celebrations turning violent, resulting in over 550 arrests and two deaths.
• President Emmanuel Macron condemned the disturbances as "unacceptable," though officials have not directly tied the fatalities to the football-related unrest.
• Courts issued initial suspended sentences and fines on Monday for rioters, which Darmanin criticized as too lenient given the scale of the violence.
• The justice minister said judges must no longer rely on alternative sanctions for short prison terms and insisted on minimum custodial sentences to deter attacks on police.
• Darmanin’s proposals would need parliamentary approval and could bolster his law-and-order credentials ahead of a potential 2027 presidential campaign.