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Macron Rejects Interior Minister's Resignation After France Unrest

NovaTube News 2026-10-19 Original source ↗

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation following a weekend of nationwide protests during which nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 police and gendarmes were injured on Saturday. FRANCE 24's International affairs editor Philip Turle has more on the political fallout. The decision to keep Nunez in post comes as Macron faces mounting criticism over his handling of the unrest, with opponents labeling him a "lame-duck president" and the president himself acknowledging "failures" in the response. The episode has intensified scrutiny of the government's security preparations and its ability to maintain public order. Turle examines what the resignation offer and Macron's refusal reveal about the internal dynamics of the government and the pressure mounting on the administration as it confronts a deepening social crisis.