On June 5, on TF1, Gérald Darmanin apologized to Lyhanna’s family and to all French people “in the name of justice”. Apologizing is a habit of his.
À barely appointed Minister of Action and Public Accounts, in May 2017, the young elected official LR apologized for having accused Emmanuel Macron of “Populism is stupid” during the campaign. In April 2018, he mentioned a “Understanding” concerning the intervention of French customs officers in the premises of an NGO helping migrants on Italian soil. In June 2021, promoted to Minister of the Interior, he presented his « excuses aux Français » not having received electoral propaganda for the regional and departmental elections and recognized « dysfonctionnements graves ».
In June 2022, after the police disaster at the Stade de France, on the sidelines of the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, he apologized “Three sincerity” before the Senate commission of inquiry for the disproportionate use of tear gas, particularly on children (three years later, he apologized to Liverpool supporters, whom he had accused of all evils). In July 2025, having become Minister of Justice, he admitted, regarding the murder of Élias, that the fight against recidivism was a « échec ».
