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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez stated that elite units used in counter-terrorism operations will also be deployed. Security forces will have armored vehicles, water cannon vehicles, and other equipment at their disposal. According to reports, calls for violence have again appeared on social media. svet.sme.sk ↗
President Emmanuel Macron, upon returning from a trip abroad, personally became involved in managing the security crisis. He announced that demonstrations will be banned in Marseille and Lyon, and that nationally only protests organized by trade unions will be permitted. Macron also postponed planned visits to Senegal and Nigeria. France24 ↗
The French president held talks with representatives of high school students and met with members of the security forces. He declared that restoring calm is the priority, and accused far-left groups of trying to destabilize the republic. However, his actions come at a time of weakened political authority and growing public discontent. France24 ↗
The parliamentary inquiry commission investigating the recent unrest plans to question Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez among the first witnesses. Saturday's protests will thus be a test of the government's ability to prevent a further wave of violence. Le Figaro ↗
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