Macron refuses minister’s resignation after huge protests rock France – Europe live

JK Jakub KrupaThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-10-19 · 07:44 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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French President Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation offer of Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez following widespread riots across France over the weekend. Macron stated that Nuñez must remain in his position to ensure continuity in the chain of command within the police and security forces. The president also criticized the "unbridled violence" that led to approximately 2,400 arrests nationwide. Despite acknowledging "failures in anticipation and intelligence" that reportedly exacerbated the crisis, Macron has tasked Nuñez with developing new strategies to address looters.

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Macron criticized 'unbridled violence' following widespread riots.

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Macron stated Nuñez should remain to ensure the chain of command with police and security forces.

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President Macron declined Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's offer to resign.

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There were 2,400 arrests across France.

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Failures in anticipation and intelligence were deemed to have worsened the crisis.

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Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with Police and security forces, says president Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France French president Emmanuel Macron has declined interior minister Laurent Nuñez’s offer to resign after widespread Riots over the weekend, despite “failures in anticipation and intelligence” that were deemed to worsen the crisis engulfing the country. Macron said Nuñez should stay to ‌ensure a chain of command is retained within the Police and security forces, and has also asked Nuñez to set up ‌as quickly as possible new approaches to deal with looters, the Élysée Palace added, quoted by Reuters. Continue reading...

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