French Interior Minister resigned, but Macron did not accept
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez resigned amid unrest, but Emmanuel Macron did not accept it, the Elysée Palace reports, France Info writes .
Protest demonstrations in Paris. Photo: AP Photo / Thibault Camus
The Elysée Palace explained that Macron made this decision, «considering the need to ensure continuous leadership of law enforcement forces in today's conditions».
The President instructed Nuñez «to implement new methods of action on the ground as soon as possible» and «to take all measures to ensure transparency regarding the failures in forecasting and informing that led to the violence».