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'Order, order, order': Macron calls for 'return to authority' after French riots over death of Nahel

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks before presenting the insignia of commander of the Legion of Honor to Marie-Claude Tjibaou, widow of the assassinated Kanak leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou, during a ceremony in Noumea on July 24, 2023. © Ludovic Marin, AFP

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France needed a "return to authority at every level" in response to recent riots sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenage driver. 

The killing of Nahel M., 17, during a traffic stop last month prompted protests, riots and looting, with many accusing the government of allowing a culture of institutional racism in the police force to fester.

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