# Macron Slams Police Failures Amid French Unrest

> Macron condemns police 'failures' but refuses Interior Minister's resignation as protests turn violent.
- Title: Macron Slams Police Failures Amid French Unrest · Dw
- Summary: Macron condemns police 'failures' but refuses Interior Minister's resignation as protests turn violent. French President Emmanuel Macron criticized…
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## Macron Condemns Police Failures
President Emmanuel Macron condemned 'failures in anticipation and intelligence' by French authorities after nationwide cost-of-living protests turned violent.

> failures in anticipation and intelligence
## Nunez Refuses Resignation
Macron refused Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation despite calls from opposition politicians to remove him after violent protests.

> I felt responsible for everything that happened
## Violent Unrest Escalates
Nearly 2,400 people arrested and almost 1,000 police injured during nationwide protests that saw city halls torched and shops looted.
## Nunez Admits Police Lost Control
Interior Minister Nunez admitted police 'lost control' of the situation as masked youths clashed with police and looted shops.

> police 'lost control' of the situation
## Macron Orders New Security Measures
Macron instructed Nunez to implement new security protocols and handle violent looters while ensuring transparency over planning failures.

> take all necessary steps to ensure transparency over the failures in planning and intelligence that led to the violence
## Marseille Imposes Ban
Marseille authorities banned all gatherings and demonstrations from noon to 8 pm to quell unrest following violent protests.

> banned all gatherings and demonstrations from noon to 8 pm
## Protests Target Economic Inequality
Protesters called for action on rising costs, social inequality, and economic policies as organizers aimed to revive the 2018-2019 Yellow Vests movement.

> 2018-2019 Yellow Vest movement
## Key takeaway

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized authorities' intelligence failures during nationwide protests but refused to dismiss Interior Minister Laurent Nunez despite violent clashes and arrests.