📰 2 sources 5 articles · 19 Oct 2026, 08:11 → 1 hour ago

Macron rejects French interior minister's resignation after protests, violence and arrests in Paris

France witnessed protests and acts of violence, against which the French interior minister submitted his resignation, but President Emmanuel Macron refused it. The minister acknowledged that police lost control in some cities, while the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 350 people in Paris on Sunday.

📍 Where things stand: The minister remains in his post after the president refused his resignation, and authorities speak of police losing control in some cities and of 350 people arrested in Paris.

⏱️ Timeline

19 Oct 2026, 08:11 The French Presidency announced that President Emmanuel Macron rejected the resignation of the French interior minister, following the protests and acts of violence in France.
19 Oct 2026, 09:13 The French interior minister said that police forces lost control in some cities during the ongoing protests, in remarks reflecting the scale of the security challenges facing the French authorities.
19 Oct 2026, 09:15 The French Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 350 people in Paris on Sunday over the acts of violence that accompanied the protests.

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