Lavalette criticizes the police response to damage in Toulon
Laure LavaletteRassemblement National deputy for Var
Lavalette points to twenty arrests after damage in Toulon and criticizes the government's performance. Nuñez responds that he will be in command the following Saturday.
“Et à la clé, vingt petites interpellations ! Vingt !”
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Other statements by Laure Lavalette in this case
- Lavalette calls Nuñez incompetentEarlier: Condemned
Where this statement fits
Macron refuses Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's resignation after riots and looting during France's October 17 protests
A national day of protest against the cost of living on October 17, 2026 was accompanied by violence and looting in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and other French cities. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the first attacks were carried out by several thousand ultra-left individuals who were later joined by looters, reported more than 2,000 arrests and more than 600 injured police officers, gendarmes and firefighters, and gave his full support to the security forces. Politicians from La France insoumise, the Greens and the Rassemblement national called for him to resign, some faulting the government's preparation and policing doctrine and others its failure to contain the violence. In Marseille, where protesters briefly forced their way into city hall, Mayor Benoît Payan said he had to telephone the president, the prime minister and the interior minister to ask for reinforcements. Nuñez offered his resignation on October 18. The Elysee said President Emmanuel Macron kept him in office, citing the need for continuous command of the security forces, and Macron asked him to deploy a new policing doctrine against rioters.
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The official account records Lavalette challenging the government after the October 17 demonstrations and Nuñez acknowledging failures of anticipation while defending his response.
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Lavalette says the Haute-Ville and Mayol neighborhoods of Toulon were damaged and merchants attacked on October 17.
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Nuñez replies that he will be in command the following Saturday and promises firmness. A deputy asks who was in command on October 17.
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The case concerns Nuñez's responsibility for the October 17 policing failures. Lavalette criticizes the response in Toulon during her exchange with him and rejects the government's performance.
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