Macron did not declare a state of emergency in France due to unrest

French President Emmanuel Macron has not yet declared a state of emergency (state of emergency), despite large-scale riots across the country. This decision was made following a meeting of the crisis group of the French government, held on Friday, June 30.

The Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories of France, Gerald Darmanin, explained this by saying that the French authorities have an arsenal of means to fight the riots in reserve, which makes it possible to do without the introduction of a state of emergency. He recalled that over the past half century or more, the French government has introduced such a regime only four times.

However, this “does not mean that we do not have exceptional funds, and we will have them tonight,” Darmanen assured.

Riots broke out in Nanterre and then spread to other French cities after the police shot dead a 17-year-old driver who did not comply with the requirements of the highway patrol. The law enforcement agencies explained the actions of their employees by the fact that the young man resisted them.

Due to the riots in France, almost a thousand people were detained, only on the night of Thursday to Friday 249 gendarmes and policemen were injured. Against this background, a wave of arson and robberies swept across the country.

Because of what happened Macron left Brussels earlywhere he participated in the EU summit, canceling his press conference, and hastily returned to France