Macron Refuses to Accept Interior Minister Nuñez's Resignation After Riots

French President Emmanuel Macron declined to accept the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, Ukrainian and German media reported on October 19, following the severe riots that swept France.

According to DW, Nuñez conceded that the police lost control during the unrest. Thousands of people were detained, and the economic damage runs into the hundreds of millions of euros. DW's news roundup added that Macron condemned the “unrestrained” violence at the nationwide protests as riots flared again.

New protests called

Separately, the Yellow Vests movement in France called for new mass protests on Saturday, Ukrainska Pravda reported; the source gave no further details.

Background

Over the past days we reported on Macron's address condemning the riots and ordering a review and on 1,800 arrests after riots and looting at nationwide protests. See more in Politics.