
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized failures in anticipation and intelligence by authorities following violent nationwide cost-of-living protests, while refusing to accept the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez despite opposition demands for his removal after nearly 2,400 arrests and almost 1,000 police injuries.
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Nationwide protests over rising cost of living and high fuel costs in France turned violent, leading to mass arrests and injuries to security forces.
France's President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the "failures in anticipation and intelligence" by French authorities, the Elysee Palace said Monday, after nationwide cost-of-living protests were marred by violence.
Despite the failures, Macron has refused the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, the presidential palace added.
Macron and his government are under pressure from opposition politicians, who have called for Nunez to be removed, after mass rallies on Saturday over the rising cost of living and high fuel costs turned violent.
In some of the worst urban violence France has seen in years, nearly 2,400 people were arrested, while almost 1,000 police and gendarmes (French armed police) were injured, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Opposition parties will continue to demand the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez
Likely · Within days
The French government may announce new measures to address cost of living concerns
Possible · Within weeks

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