Event Brief
Oct 19, 2026 at 11:13 AM ET
Nuñez offers resignation after French riots
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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez acknowledged that police were underprepared during nationwide unrest and said he had offered to resign. President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation, while officials introduced tougher security measures and pledged aid to businesses after cost-of-living protests turned violent, with vandalism and looting.
WHO: French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and President Emmanuel Macron
WHAT: Nuñez acknowledged police were underprepared and offered to resign; Macron refused the resignation.
WHEN: Reported Oct 19, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET
WHERE: France
WHY: The resignation offer followed police being underprepared during riots that followed cost-of-living protests and involved violence, vandalism and looting.
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