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France’s Macron Declines Interior Minister’s Offer to Resign - BusinessWorld Online
Macron kept the interior minister in place and demanded faster policing changes after unrest led to at least 2,400 arrests, officials said.
- On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the resignation of French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, citing the "need for continued command of law enforcement in the current context" following weekend riots.
- Nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions erupted into violence Saturday, resulting in at least 2,400 arrests as rioters looted businesses and set fires across Paris, Lyon, and Marseille.
- Speaking on France Inter Monday, Laurent Nunez acknowledged Authorities had "lost control" in some major cities while blaming violence on "hordes of troublemakers and looters" and "far-left activists."
- Macron instructed Laurent Nunez to implement "new policing tactics on the ground as quickly as possible" and ensure transparency regarding failures in planning and intelligence gathering that led to the violence.
- Flames engulfed the 19th-century City Hall in Limoges, nearly destroying the building, while Marseille Authorities banned any protest from noon to 8 p.m. Monday to prevent further confrontations.
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In the most serious unrest in decades, department stores are looted and government buildings set on fire. Macron threatens to ban meetings.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez offered to resign after the unrest that accompanied the protests of October 17–18
However, Emmanuel Macron rejected his request. The Élysée Palace explained the decision by the need to maintain continuous leadership of the police and security forces amid the crisis.Nunez admitted that the authorities had...
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