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French Interior Minister Nuñez submits resignation, Élysée rejects it
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after the looting and violence during the Oct. 17 protests. The Élysée Palace said it was rejected because of the need for continuous command of the security forces.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after nationwide protests against the high cost of living turned into looting and arson on Oct. 17. The Élysée Palace announced on Monday that the resignation had not been accepted.
“Given the need for continuous command of the security forces in the current context, the President of the Republic has refused it,” the statement said. Nuñez reportedly handed in his resignation on Sunday.
“I am responsible for everything that happens”
Speaking to France Inter radio on Monday morning, Nuñez said: “I handed in my resignation because I am responsible for everything that happens.” Acknowledging that police lost control in some cities, he said “an asymmetry” had emerged between the police and people in the streets, adding: “We will do everything to make sure this does not happen again.”
Two instructions from Macron
According to the Élysée, Macron asked Nuñez to take every necessary step to ensure transparency over failures of anticipation and intelligence, and to deploy new methods of action against rioters on the ground “as quickly as possible.”
In his address to the nation on Sunday evening, Macron had also promised “full transparency” on the security forces’ response and said he expected “clear answers” from the interior minister.
Opposition had demanded his resignation
Opposition figures, particularly on the far right, had called on Sunday for the resignation of Nuñez, who has just completed his first year in office.
According to Interior Ministry figures, 2,397 people were arrested and 997 police officers and gendarmes were injured during Saturday’s unrest. Nuñez is expected to travel on Monday to Marseille, one of the cities hit by the violence.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is also convening a crisis unit on Monday morning to address the economy and commerce, insurance and judicial proceedings. Macron, meanwhile, is traveling to the Gulf countries to secure energy supplies.
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