Macron Rejects Nuñez Resignation After 350 Paris Arrests in French Riots
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Updated · BBC.com · Oct 19
Macron Rejects Nuñez Resignation After 350 Paris Arrests in French Riots
2 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Oct 19
Summary
Macron refused Laurent Nuñez's resignation after the interior minister said he felt responsible for weekend riots and looting that overwhelmed police in some French cities.
Nuñez told AFP that police had "lost control" of protests in places and cited a "lack of anticipation" before the violence, explaining why he offered to step down.
A Sunday crisis meeting brought Macron and Nuñez together as authorities reported 350 arrests in Paris on Sunday and into the early hours of Monday.
The decision keeps Nuñez in place as France confronts the immediate fallout from the unrest and scrutiny of police preparedness.