France's Macron declines interior minister's offer to resign
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France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, France's President Emmanuel Macron, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and French Government Secretary General Laurence Marion take part in an Interministerial Cri
PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - 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.
The demonstrations have been sparked by public anger over rising living costs, faltering public services and also the state of schools.
Macron said Nunez should stay to ensure a chain of command is retained 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.
Nationwide demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with a town hall torched, shops pillaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities.
More clashes also broke out in Paris and Marseille on Sunday, where riot police intervened to prevent attempts to ransack businesses.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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