France's Macron declines interior minister's offer to resign

France's Macron declines interior minister's offer to resign

French ​President ‌Emmanuel Macron has ​declined Interior Minister ‌Laurent Nunez's offer to resign after widespread weekend rioting, ‌the Elysee presidential office ‌said on Monday.

Macron said Nunez should stay on ⁠given ​the ⁠need to keep a chain ⁠of command within the ​police and security forces, ⁠and has also asked Nunez ⁠to ​set up as quickly as ⁠possible new approaches to deal ⁠with ⁠looters, the Elysee added.

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