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Macron refuses Nuñez resignation after 17 October violence

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Macron refuses Nuñez resignation after 17 October violence

After the violence and looting on 17 October, Emmanuel Macron refused Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez’s resignation and asked him to step up efforts against rioters. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu also asked prefects to impose partial curfews in some city centres, French media report.

French President Emmanuel Macron refused on Monday 19 October to accept the resignation of his interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, and asked him to introduce « new ways of tackling rioters », following the violence on 17 October, French media report.

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