French authorities estimate that there were 157 prisoners during the night protests

At least 157 people were arrested during protests in France tonight, a significantly lower number than the previous night, after four days of unrest on French streets following deaths at the hands of police. of a 17-year-old boy in Nanterre.

This tally, which includes around two dozen arrests in Paris, is a far cry from the more than 700 arrested on Saturday and more than 1,000 on Friday, after various political and social sectors made numerous calls to calm the situation.

On the other hand, the police had to use tear gas to disperse several hundred people from an extreme right-wing group who were protesting on the steps of a hotel in Lyon, the newspaper said. Figaro.

French President Emmanuel Macron, will receive the presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly this Monday, while Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will invite the spokesmen of the parliamentary clubs “in the logic of exchange” in the afternoon. On Tuesday, the President will receive the councilors of more than 220 municipalities affected by the protests at the Elysee Palace.

Macron also asked his ministers to “establish order and guarantee the return of peace”, while he indicated that the Government “must continue to stand by” the security forces that are mobilized day and night, reports BFMTV.

Last Tuesday, an agent shot a young man when he started the march in a car with a policeman leaning out of the window. His death sparked six consecutive days of anti-racist protests and riots, and the officer, described as “exemplary” and “very calm”, was suspended and charged with murder.