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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez ruffles right-wing prefects' feathers

By Daniel Bernard and Pierre Gastineau
Reading time 3 minutes

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. © Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/Hans Lucas via AFP

The French interior minister is steering away from his predecessor's hardline policies, notably on migration, irking many at the ministry. Amid resignation threats and intimidating text messages, they are demanding mediation from above, just one year ahead of the presidential election.

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