The violent riots in France are in their sixth day after 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk was shot dead by a police officer in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
For the third night in a row, 45,000 police are deployed across the country to try to stop the protests.
Crisis meeting on state of emergency
Since the middle of the week, the government has set up a crisis unit to monitor the situation and “take the necessary decisions”, reports Le Monde.
On Sunday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron is holding an emergency meeting with the country’s top ministers and security officials to discuss the chaotic situation in the country.
According to the French media, the issue of whether a state of emergency should be introduced is also being discussed.
Among those present were Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and Minister of Justice Éric Dupont-Moretti.
The government gets more power
A state of emergency would mean that the French government would in that case be granted temporary rights to deal with the prevailing emergency.
After the riots started, the French right and extreme right in particular demanded that the government introduce a state of emergency.
The last time France imposed a state of emergency was during the 2005 riots.