French Interior Minister Nunez submitted his resignation after the yellow vest demonstrations

Minister Nunez said on France Inter radio this morning, referring to the yellow vest demonstrations on October 17, "I submitted my resignation because I am responsible for all this." he said.

Stating that he is aware of the public interest, Nunez stated that considering the damage caused, it was the right thing to submit his resignation.

Nunez pointed out that he wanted violent incidents to not happen again, and noted that they had predicted 200 thousand participants for the yellow vest demonstrations, but this number exceeded 550 thousand on October 17.

Reminding that hundreds of shops were looted in some big cities, Nunez said, "We cannot look at the shopkeepers and say, 'We did not lose control.'" he said.

According to the statement made by the Elysee Palace, President Macron rejected the resignation submitted by Nunez yesterday, on the grounds that continuity in the management of law enforcement was required in the current situation.

President Macron also instructed Nunez to implement new action methods as quickly as possible against those who caused havoc on the field.

Pointing out the lack of foresight and intelligence regarding the yellow vest demonstrations, Macron demanded transparency from Nunez on this issue.

Nunez is expected to visit Marseille, the country's second largest city, where serious violence occurred during yellow vest demonstrations.

Yellow vests, supported by students, organized demonstrations across the country on October 17 against the high cost of living and high fuel prices.

While approximately 2,400 people were detained in demonstrations across the country, approximately a thousand police officers, gendarmerie soldiers and firefighters were injured.

As part of the demonstrations, a demonstrator fell ill in Paris and died, while a demonstrator's hand was severed in the city of Saint-Etienne.

On the other hand, left-wing, environmentalist and far-right politicians criticized Nunez for not managing the demonstrations well and demanded that he resign.

In his speech yesterday, Macron stated that his country needed order and tranquility and announced that governors could decide to ban some demonstrations.