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'Lame-duck president' Macron notes 'failures' after France unrest

'Lame-duck president' Macron notes 'failures' after France unrest
France 24 Monday 19 October 2026, 10:53 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation. The move came in response to weekend protests, during which nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 police and gendarmes injured on Saturday. FRANCE 24's International affairs editor Philip Turle has more.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation. The move came in response to weekend protests, during which nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 police and gendarmes injured on Saturday. FRANCE 24's International affairs editor Philip Turle has more. Keywords for this article
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