France's Macron declines interior minister's offer to resign
Macron cited security failures and ordered new policing methods after nearly 2,400 arrests and almost 1,000 injured, officials said.
- On Monday, President Emmanuel Macron rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation following widespread weekend rioting, acknowledging "failures" in planning and intelligence that sparked the violence.
- Nationwide demonstrations erupted Saturday over rising living costs and faltering public services, with authorities estimating around 550,000 participants while organizers claimed 800,000.
- The Interior Ministry reported 2,397 arrests and 997 security personnel injured, with seven officers sustaining serious injuries as police intervened in Paris and Marseilles on Sunday.
- In a Sunday address, Macron criticized the "unbridled violence," stating "nothing justifies" the destruction while distinguishing peaceful protesters with "legitimate demands" from "factious groups from the ultra-left."
- Macron instructed Nunez to "put in place new operational methods for security forces" and allow local officials to ban certain street gatherings if deemed necessary to prevent further disorder.
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After the violent protests at the weekend, France's government is busy asking how this could happen. Minister of the Interior Nuñez offered his resignation, and Minister of Justice Daramanin sees deficits in the authorities.
Macron rejects interior minister’s resignation as rioting and looting expose policing failures – WTOP News
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister offered his resignation over the weekend’s rioting and looting in several major cities, but President Emmanuel Macron asked him to stay to respond to police needs in an emergency situation, Macron’s office said Monday. Macron refused Laurent Nuñez’s resignation “given the need for continued command of law enforcement in...
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Nuñez himself confirmed during the day that he presented his resignation to the president. “I am responsible for everything that is happening on the ground,” he said.
Laurent Nuñez resigns after the violent unrest in the French cities. The Elisha rejects the Minister's step backwards, as Bfmtv reports.
France does not come to rest: Last weekend riots and riots occurred during rallies.
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