Macron rejects Laurent Nuñez's resignation after October 17 riots

French President Emmanuel Macron refused Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's resignation on Monday, October 19, 2026, following violent riots on October 17, while acknowledging intelligence and anticipation failures. Macron cited the need for continuous command of security forces and demanded new police tactics against "casseurs" (vandals). The violence resulted in 2,400 arrests and nearly 1,000 injured officers, with 1,500 shops targeted and damages estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened an interministerial crisis cell addressing economic, insurance, and judicial matters. Opposition leaders Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized the government's handling, while further clashes and looting continued in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille.