In the chaos for the 5th night in a row, the France on Saturday, until the early hours of Sunday. There were incidents in several major cities, despite the presence of 45,000 armed police, as anger over the shooting death of 17-year-old Noel refused to subside, while social issues such as the pension limit, inequality and the economic hardship, which begins to touch the French with a greater financial surface.

The criticality of the situation and the ongoing conflicts and riots in all corners of France forced the Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting at Elysee Palace. Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti will be present. The aim is to decide on measures to stop the incidents, preserve order and protect public and private property.

On Saturday night, although it was described as “quieter” by the authorities, there were widespread incidents in many cities, but especially in Paris. French police arrested at least 719 people during a fifth night of riots across the country on Saturday night after the funeral of 17-year-old Nahel.

The interior ministry said the level of violence appeared to have abated since anger first flared after the teenager was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday.

The prime minister Elisabeth Borne and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin visited the Paris suburb of L’Haÿ-les-Roses on Sunday afternoon to show their support for local mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, whose home was the target of an attack in the early hours of the morning.

Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne condemned what she described as “intolerable acts” following the attack on the home of L’Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun. “The perpetrators will be prosecuted with the utmost determination,” the head of government said in a statement.

Jeanbrun was at the town hall at the time of the attack, when the rioters set his car on fire and broke into his home in their own vehicle. The mayor’s wife and two children escaped from the backyard during the attack.

New rallies in all cities on Monday

Mayors and citizens are called to gather tomorrow, Monday, in front of city halls across France, whose sirens will sound, following the vehicle attack on the mayor’s residence near Paris, the president of the Union of French Mayors announced today. (AMF).

“AMF has decided to call the elected officials and the population to mobilize, we will not stand idly by (…) and in this context tomorrow at 12:00 (13:00 Greek time) we have decided with (…) everyone call the mayors of France to rallies in the forecourts of the town halls, the sirens will sound (…) and we continue our work every day to restore order,” said David Linard speaking to the TF1 television station.

During the past night, the residence of the conservative mayor of L’Île-le-Rose, in the greater Paris district, was attacked by rioters who threw a vehicle at it, injuring the mayor’s wife and one of the his children while they were trying to escape. The local prosecutor said an investigation into attempted murder had begun.

Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne today visited the area where the mayor’s home was attacked and reiterated her call for an end to the “unacceptable” violence.