France's Macron declines interior minister's offer to resign
- The demonstrations have been sparked by public anger over rising living costs, faltering public services and also the state of schools
French President Macron declined his Interior Minister's resignation after widespread weekend riots, sparked by public anger over living costs and services, while tasking him with new approaches to looters.
- Reasons for the widespread weekend riots.
- President Macron's decision regarding his Interior Minister.
- Impact and scale of the riots across France.
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has declined Interior Minister Laurent Nunez’s offer to resign after widespread weekend rioting, the Elysee presidential office said on Monday.
The demonstrations have been sparked by public anger over rising living costs, faltering public services and also the state of schools.
Macron said Nunez should stay to ensure a chain of command is retained within the police and security forces, and has also asked Nunez to set up as quickly as possible new approaches to deal with looters, the Elysee added.
Nationwide demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with a town hall torched, shops pillaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities.
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More clashes also broke out in Paris and Marseille on Sunday, where riot police intervened to prevent attempts to ransack businesses.
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