Laurent Nuñez
Laurent Marie Joseph Nuñez-Belda is a French senior civil servant and politician who has served as Minister of the Interior in the second government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu since 12 October 2025.
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Sep 24, 2026
Far Right
Le ministre de l'Intérieur a assuré qu'il n'y a « pas de menace caractérisée » avant la visite du pape Léon XIV en France ce week-end.
Le RN attend des garanties sur la sécurité et dénonce un gouvernement qui minimise les risques alors que la menace terroriste reste élevée selon lui.
Sep 22, 2026
Lean Right
The interior minister said the threat of a hybrid war waged by Russia is 'real' and 'documented', following Macron's Élysée meeting.
LR supports the diagnosis of Russian aggression but questions whether Macron's government has the credibility and defense spending follow-through to meet it.
Sep 20, 2026
Far Left
Interior Minister calling for 'particular vigilance' by prefects and security forces during protests against the 'license to kill' law this weekend.
LFI sees Nuñez as criminalizing dissent and preparing repression against protesters opposing police violence.
Sep 18, 2026
Lean Left
The Interior Minister denied organizing leaks to the press about alleged drugs in Rima Hassan's bag, calling it an off-the-record discussion.
Socialists see a pattern of a hardline interior ministry targeting LFI figures through friendly media, and question why Nuñez is not being held accountable for politicized leaks.
Sep 18, 2026
Far Left
The Interior Minister is accused by Mediapart and Complément d'enquête of propagating the false drug allegation against Rima Hassan, which he denies.
For LFI he embodies a policing and interior ministry that targets the left and migrants while shielding officers accused of violence.
Sep 16, 2026
Far Left
Interior Minister condemned racist remarks by an RN-affiliated municipal police officer in Carcassonne but is silent on police violence.
LFI criticizes his selective indignation, noting he protects his own forces while targeting the left, revealing systemic racism in the police.
Sep 11, 2026
Far Right
The former police chief and Macron ally criticized the cancellation of Barbara Butch's concert despite security guarantees.
Nuñez is seen as part of the Macron establishment that lectures the right on security while failing to address the root causes of crime and disorder.
Sep 4, 2026
Far Right
Interior Minister is scheduled to meet police unions on Friday to discuss budgets and salaries, after the Lyhanna scandal.
RN backs police demands for more resources and better pay, and sees Nuñez as a government minister who must prove he isn't just going to throw police under the bus to save the government's image.
Aug 26, 2026
Far Left
CFDT Interco leader asks him to extend the 'permis de tuer' law's self-defense presumption to municipal police officers.
LFI denounces this as a dangerous escalation of lethal force powers and a failure to protect communities from police violence, condemning the CFDT's position.
Aug 18, 2026
Far Right
Le ministre de l'Intérieur, enregistré à son insu lors d'une réunion, réaffirme que les moyens aériens de lutte contre les incendies sont suffisants.
Les électeurs RN dénoncent un déni manifeste après des milliers d'hectares brûlés, alors que le RN réclame plus de Canadairs et une gestion décentralisée de la sécurité civile.