Laurent Nunez
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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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Oct 5, 2026
Lean Right
Interior Minister rejected accusations of disproportionate police force and accused the Syndicat de la magistrature of accusatory communication disconnected from reality.
LR backs Nunez against what it sees as a magistracy and left that excuse rioters while police are hospitalised.
Aug 6, 2026
Far Right
The interior minister revealed that 402 people have been arrested in connection with summer fires.
RN will measure him by results, arguing that these arrests do not hide the state's failure to stop the violence and fires plaguing the country.
Aug 2, 2026
Center
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that the Gironde wildfire, France's largest since 1949, is now under control.
A Renaissance narrative of effective state action, but the Left will keep demanding more climate resilience funding and fire prevention policy.
Jul 28, 2026
Center
Interior Minister Nunez described the Bordeaux wildfire situation as 'unprecedented' and noted 115,000 hectares burned this year.
Seen as a capable minister managing an extreme natural disaster, though the scale of the fires raises questions about preparedness.
Jul 25, 2026
Lean Right
Nunez reported that 110,000 evacuations and 14,000 hectares have been burned by the Southwest fires.
His role as Interior Minister is under scrutiny for the effectiveness of the civil security response during the wildfire.
Jul 16, 2026
Far Left
Interior minister defending the 'Ripost' law that authorizes mass surveillance measures before parliament.
LFI opposes Nunez for pushing an authoritarian surveillance bill that targets precarious populations and stifles dissent.
Jul 8, 2026
Lean Right
Announced six arrests related to wildfires and warned of elevated fire risk across 64 departments.
LR acknowledges his proactive crisis management but questions the government's preparedness for extreme weather.
Jul 7, 2026
Lean Right
Announced six arrests related to wildfires in France.
LR expects firm action against arsonists to protect rural areas and property.
Jun 23, 2026
Far Left
Jointly announces sanctions against gendarmes in the Lyhanna case, alongside Darmanin.
LFI sees Nunez as complicit in a cover-up that blames low-level officers while ignoring systemic racism and lack of accountability in the police.
Jun 18, 2026
Far Left
As Prefect of Police, he issued the ban on LFI's concert and tried to block journalist access to the Eurosatory arms fair, but the tribunal ruled against him.
LFI sees Nunez as the enforcer of Macron's repressive state, targeting leftist events and press freedom while protecting arms dealers.