triggering the state of emergency “is not an option being considered today”, according to Matignon

A state of emergency was declared in 2005 after the riots which followed the death of two young people electrocuted while trying to flee the police.

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Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.  (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

An outbreak of the state of emergency “is not an option considered today”, indicates Matignon to franceinfo Thursday June 29, after a new night of urban violence in connection with the death of Nahel in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine). The 17 year old young man was killed by a police officer following a refusal to comply.

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A state of emergency was declared during the 2005 riots, which followed the deaths of Zyed and Bouna. The two teenagers were electrocuted in a transformer while trying to escape the police in Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis).

Several voices are raised to claim it on the side of the Republicans and Reconquest! Thursday evening, the president of the Republicans (LR), Éric Ciotti, had asked that the state of emergency be triggered “without delay” where incidents broke out after the 17-year-old was killed by a police officer following a refusal to comply. The president of Reconquête!, Éric Zemmour, made a similar request. For him, “Only firmness can bring order and peace”. Pierre-Henri Dumont, spokesperson for the Republicans in the National Assembly and deputy secretary general of the party, estimated on Thursday June 29 on franceinfo that the triggering of the state of emergency would “to restore order” and set up “curfews for minors unaccompanied by an adult in authority”.


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