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Macron refuses minister’s resignation after huge protests rock France – Europe live

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Krupa, J. (2026, October 19). Macron refuses minister’s resignation after huge protests rock France – Europe live. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/19/europe-france-protests-riots-macron-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-sweden-latest-news-updates

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French President Emmanuel Macron has declined Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez’s resignation offer following violent protests over the weekend in France, despite acknowledging "failures" within the government. The protests resulted in significant damage with public buildings burned, hundreds of shops looted, and at least 2,400 people arrested. Macron called for new security measures to address the unrest. Separately, there were ongoing developments regarding Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and potential updates from Sweden about its government formation process.

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Student protests erupted across France on October 15, over poor school conditions such as overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages. The demonstrations escalated into violent clashes with police, who used non-lethal weaponry like tear gas, water cannons, and flash-bang grenades to control crowds. By October 17, tens of thousands of people from various groups including trade unionists and Yellow Vests joined the students in protests against high prices and social inequalities. The government blamed LFI for fueling public discontent, a claim LFI denied. Arrests and injuries have sparked an uproar amid France's historical culture of protest.

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French president Emmanuel Macron has declined interior minister Laurent Nuñez’s offer to resign after widespread riots over the weekend, despite “failures in anticipation and intelligence” that were deemed to worsen the crisis engulfing the country.

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🔮 “Watching these images, we have all asked ourselves how could French people do this to France?” he said.

2026-10-19 · The Guardian

Macron refuses minister’s resignation after huge protests rock France – Europe live · assertive framing

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Macron said Nuñez should stay to ensure a chain of command is retained within the police and security forces, and has also asked Nuñez to set up as quickly as possible new approaches to deal with looters, the Élysée Palace added, quoted by Reuters. asserted

Palace → say → Reuters

Macron has asked the minister to “put in place new operational methods for security forces” to get a grip over the crisis. asserted

forces → ask → crisis

Saturday, one of the most violent days of unrest in years, left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and at least 2,400 people arrested in cities across the country. asserted

people → leave → country

In a TV interview on Monday, Nuñez admitted that the police “lost control” in some cities during the protests. asserted

police → admit → protests

In an address to the nation last night, Macron criticised “unbridled violence”. asserted

Macron → criticise → violence

“Watching these images, we have all asked ourselves how could French people do this to France?” he said. uncertain

he → watch → France

I will bring you more updates on this today. asserted

I → bring → this

Separately, I will also be keeping an eye on Ukraine, after another night of heavy attacks by Russia killing at least one and injuring eight people, and with conflicting reports about whether Kyiv authorities had been warned about the strikes. asserted

authorities → keep → strikes

We should also get an update from Sweden, as the parliament’s speaker is set to decide on the next step in the government formation process there. asserted

speaker → get → process

I will bring you all the key updates here. asserted

I → bring → updates

It’s Monday, 19 October 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live. asserted

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