France protests live: Macron admits ‘failures’ after days of violent unrest

Emmanuel Macron acknowledged “failures in anticipation and intelligence” after violence in France and asked Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to investigate planning errors. The president rejected Nuñez’s offer to resign, telling him to maintain the chain of command and develop new methods for security forces. In Paris, student protesters blocked the Louvre’s entrances in support of a nationwide high school movement and to denounce police repression. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticised Macron and described the protests as a glimpse of France’s future.