Before the mayors of more than 300 municipalities gathered at the Elysee Palace, the head of state initially said he was “very cautious” about the prospect of a return to calm, while deeming the “peak” of the first few nights “passed”. .
He therefore confirmed “exceptional measures” to guarantee “stable, republican order” and “maintain effort and pressure”, especially on July 13 and 14, national holidays.
Riots broke out on the night of June 27, hours after 17-year-old Nahel died, killing a policeman during a traffic stop in Nanterre.
Clashes with police, burning of town halls, schools, police stations and looting of shops spread across France, culminating in an attack on the home of Vincent Jeanbrun, the mayor of L’Haÿ-les-Roses in Val-de-Marne. Before a sharp drop in the last two nights.
There is no consensus
Thirteen “serious attacks” on elected officials have been identified, Interior Minister Gerald Dormanin said.
“Although peace has returned, I am of the view that we cannot act as if nothing has happened,” the President asserted.
During the meeting at the Elysée, away from the cameras, the mayors sat down and took notes, tearing up the microphones to speak before the head of state.
For Patrick Jarry, DVG mayor of Nanterre, “the working conditions and tasks of the police are an essential project”.
Young Nahal’s death has reignited the debate about police violence. But despite his imprisonment, the shooting policeman benefited from a solidarity movement marked by the constitution of a kitty that collected 1.5 million euros and says it must be closed at midnight on Tuesday after sparking a scandal on the left. its launcher.
During the meeting at the Elysée, Patricia Tordjman, the communist mayor of Gentilly in Val-de-Marne, believed that “nothing has been done” since being elected in 2017 and challenged the president in front that “at worst we are being pulled back from the paths”. “.
Jean-François Copé, LR mayor of Meaux, “doesn’t believe in social riots, food riots”. And to rate: “Republic doesn’t have to apologize, it’s already done a lot for the neighborhood”.
Eric Straumann, LR Mayor of Colmar (Haut-Rhin) summed up before the press: “Right-wing mayors offer right-wing solutions, power, education, left-wing mayors offer left-wing solutions, more money”.
Speaking at the end, Emmanuel Macron could only note this lack of “unanimity”.
“Group Therapy”
Regarding the devastation caused by the municipalities, he called for “an ordinance to crush all delay” and hasten reconstruction.
He promised support for “faster repair” of broken CCTV equipment and financial assistance for repairs related to “roads, municipal institutions, schools”.
The government said it was open to “cancelling” social and tax contributions for destroyed businesses “on a case-by-case basis”. Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said insurers had agreed to “consider deductible reductions”.
According to France Assurers, 5,800 claims were reported by professionals and individuals on Tuesday morning following the riots. Hundreds of public buildings collapsed or were destroyed in Île-de-France, while nearly 80 post offices in the country “could not reopen due to destruction or risks to staff and customers,” according to the company.
Without elaborating, the head of state also unveiled long-term projects ranging from housing to decentralization, including juvenile justice and education.
The executive must do that in the summer to “lead to more concrete solutions” because “we must not let the dough fall”, he began at the end of this session, not without recalling the “big debate” during the crisis. “Yellow Underwear”. He promised a podium spot “at the end of the summer”.
In these programs, she said, she wants “better support, better authority and sometimes better punishment” for parents of violent children. On Monday evening, in front of the police, he considered their child “the minimum price from the first bullshit”, taking an antiphon from the right.
“I came to hear the president give a vision, a course. I didn’t come to attend group therapy,” said Zartoshte Bakhtiari, mayor of Neuilly-sur-Marne, as he lamented leaving “with nothing.”
Ali Rabe, of Trapez, considered allowing parents to be “a tricky move”.
By late Tuesday afternoon, the president was due to review the situation with Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne and some members of the government.
The Interior Ministry noted a new sharp drop in violence overnight from Monday to Tuesday, with 72 arrests, up from several hundred at the height of the violence.
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