LIVE - October 31st demonstrations in Paris: the routes of the CGT and Yellow Vests banned by the police prefecture, cover

LIVE - Demonstrations of October 31 in Paris: CGT and yellow vests routes banned by the police prefecture, curfew in two sectors The coordination of the yellow vests and union organizations of high school students and university students called for a new day of social mobilization on Saturday, particularly against "expensive living." The direct Essential Facts - "High risk of commission of violent acts": Gérald Darmanin reiterates his message of firmness to the prosecutors - A protection perimeter established on Saturday, October 31 around Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon - A curfew decreed on Saturday and Sunday in the Place de la République and around the Halles, in Paris - The routes of the CGT and the yellow vests banned by the police prefecture - The United States issue a "security alert" to their citizens in France - 70,000 police and gendarmes mobilized, "exceptional deployment" reiterated according to Laurent Nuñez "High risk of commission of violent acts": Gérald Darmanin reiterates his message of firmness to the prosecutors The Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin reiterated his instructions of firmness to the prosecutors on Friday, on the eve of a new day of social mobilization feared by the authorities, "especially in the evening" with Halloween, according to the chancellery. In a dispatch to the prosecutors, the Minister of Justice insists on "maintaining a firm and rapid penal response" to the "high risk of commission of violent acts on October 31, 2026, especially in the evening." As during previous days of mobilization, the Minister reiterates his demands for supplementary penalties in case of conviction: banning from social networks, prohibition of demonstrations, or deprivation of civil rights. "Public provocations of violence, especially on social networks, must be subject to particular vigilance in their judicial treatment by mobilizing the social network bans," writes Mr. Darmanin. "The perpetrators identified of violence against law enforcement, intrusions or damages in public buildings, fires and looting will, except in particular circumstances, be brought before the court after their detention and prosecuted by immediate appearance, or within the framework of a judicial investigation for the most serious or complex acts," he adds. "Minors will be prosecuted with the same demand for speed and firmness for the most serious acts, without omitting to hold the holders of parental authority accountable," the dispatch continues. "Particular attention must be paid to the information from the National Antiterrorist Public Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) for "any matter involving acts of particular gravity," he writes again. French and European ports disrupted by a docker strike French and European ports, especially Greek ones, are disrupted on Friday by a 24-hour strike by dockers, at the call of the unions who demand salary increases and oppose the "militarization" of these infrastructures. In Le Havre, in northwestern France, there were no trucks in front of the two entrances to the port on Friday morning, according to AFP. "There is no loading nor unloading," affirmed François Brisot, general secretary of the CGT of port workers of Le Havre. Haropa Port, which manages Le Havre and Rouen, nevertheless claims that the impact on activity is limited, with a cruise ship stop canceled and eight stops postponed in Le Havre, the first French port for container traffic. A protection perimeter established on Saturday, October 31 around Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon A second order published by the police prefecture establishes a "protection perimeter" around Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon. In this area, "any gathering of revendicative nature", "the port, transport and the use of amusement devices", "access of dangerous animals" or even "wearing protective equipment intended to thwart (...) the means used by public force representatives" will be prohibited. People wishing to enter this perimeter will be subject to checks and possible searches. A curfew decreed on Saturday and Sunday in Place de la République and around the Halles, in Paris In an order published this morning, the police prefecture of Paris imposes a curfew in Place de la République and around the Chatelet-Les Halles metro, on the night of Saturday and Sunday, and then on Sunday and Monday. Agnès Firmin Le Bodo, co-rapporteur for Horizons of the inquiry on October 17, resigns Deputy Agnès Firmin Le Bodo (Horizons) resigned on Friday from her position as co-rapporteur of the inquiry on the October 17 violence, denouncing a distribution of positions that does not respect the balances of the National Assembly, according to a statement. The deputy and former minister had already stepped back last week, worried about the credibility of the work. The National Rally had announced that it was boycotting this commission, as it had not obtained one of the rapporteur positions, which, in his opinion, should have gone to it, in the name of political balance and its weight in the National Assembly. Several initiatives, including that of the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, failed to break the deadlock this week. The left opposed the creation of a fourth rapporteur position reserved for the RN. Faced with "no evolution of the situation," Ms. Firmin Le Bodo announced her resignation in a statement addressed to the press on Friday. "An inquiry commission cannot fully fulfill its mission without a working framework that respects democratic balances and the composition of our Assembly," she stated. The routes of the CGT and the yellow vests banned by the police prefecture The procession routes in the center of Paris submitted by the CGT and the yellow vests for the demonstration on Saturday against "expensive living" were banned by the police prefecture on Friday, which authorizes them to parade on the outskirts between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton. The CGT had made a request to parade "from 2 PM departing from Place de la Bastille towards Place de la Nation via Rue de Lyon, Avenue Daumesnil and Boulevard Picpus," according to the order published by the police prefecture on Friday. For their part, the yellow vests had declared a demonstration on Saturday from Place de la Bastille to Place de la Concorde, in front of the National Assembly. These two routes are incompatible "with the imperatives of public order" due to the presence "in large numbers of police stations, banking agencies, shops and fast-food establishments," among others, it is specified. In "an extremely tense social context," and "in order to preserve the freedom to demonstrate within the framework of this social mobilization while taking into account the imperatives of public order and the need to prevent outbreaks and excesses," the separate routes submitted by the CGT and the yellow vests must "converge" into a single gathering, according to the order. "The demonstration can take place (Saturday) from 12 PM to 6 PM from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton, with a procession departure at 2 PM via the Marshal boulevards," it is detailed. The police prefecture does not want to "deter demonstrators" but "those who want to commit offenses" Invited by BFMTV this morning, Hélène Denéchère, the spokesperson of the police prefecture, justified the route proposed for the demonstration of October 31, between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton. This route, on the outskirts of the capital, has two advantages, according to her: it is "more places to secure" and "less exposed for shopkeepers." "The objective of the police prefect is to allow shopkeepers to work," she affirms. Before detailing: "The police deployment is planned to be present throughout the Parisian agglomeration, far into the depths to avoid influxes of people ready to clash. What we want to deter is not the demonstrators, but those who want to commit offenses." Curfew for minors in Marseille and several communes of Bouches-du-Rhône In an order, the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône re-decrees a curfew for minors in several sectors of the department, in view of the October 31 demonstration. From this Friday at 9 PM until Monday, November 2 for 5 AM, minors will not be allowed to travel in part of the city center of Marseille, as well as the outskirts of shopping centers like Terrasses du Port, Prado Shopping shopping center, Grand Littoral shopping center, or the Paluds commercial zone in Aubagne and the Plan de Campagne commercial zone in Cabriès and les Pennes-Mirabeau. The prefect has also authorized only "previously declared" gatherings. Contacted by AFP, a union organization co-organizer of the demonstration of Saturday, October 24, authorized in Marseille, affirmed in the evening that it had not filed a request with the prefecture for the gathering of Saturday, October 31, scheduled for 2 PM. The State specifies that "passive security measures have been defined, in connection with the chamber of commerce and industry and the city of Marseille, in order to prevent attacks on businesses and shops." "There will be clown killers against CRS!" Face to Halloween of all dangers, the Ministry of the Interior mobilizes its forces "There will be clown killers against CRS!" "Ryan," dressed in black and a hat pulled down on his head - but with a perfectly recognizable face -, promises the worst for Act III of the demonstrations, Saturday, October 31: "It will be American Nightmare," he highlights under his small TikTok video, referring to the horror film. "Don't even think that the demonstration will be from 2 PM to 7 PM, guys; it will be all day and all night. You see the purge! (...) The purge will be all night, guys: demonstration during the day and Halloween plus demonstration in the evening. It will be historic!" This remark is just one element among others in the noise that has taken hold of a youth eager for staging on social networks. A phenomenon that is amplifying since the beginning of the student movement to which the anger of peripheral France against "expensive living" and "police repression" now joins, with Act III of the demonstrations. "Don't believe that the holidays will necessarily be beneficial, leaving hope for a de-escalation; we don't know anything about it. Many will undoubtedly have taken this time to get drunk and recharge their batteries," worries a general of the national police. He also fears "the disinhibiting effect of costumes, alcohol and masks" on a part of the public on Halloween night. For Yannick Jadot, the right to demonstrate is "particularly constrained" "I hope it doesn't turn into a fiasco like October 17. From the moment it is secured and the right to demonstration is guaranteed, there can be negotiations on routes," estimated the Senator Les Écologist, Yannick Jadot, on Franceinfo, at the dawn of an "Act III" of the mobilizations. For this support from Raphaël Glucksmann (Public Space), the right to demonstrate is "particularly constrained." And he still certifies that there is a "terrible role of dilution of all social demands that the rioters bring in these demonstrations." Before continuing: "I do not neglect the drama for many shopkeepers." François Ruffin estimates that for ten years, Emmanuel Macron has adopted the strategy of "degeneration" Interviewed by Apolline de Malherbe on BFMTV, the deputy of the Somme described "two Frances": "A France from above that gorges itself and a France from below that is rationed, struggling to get a full tank and fill its fridge." According to him, since taking power, Emmanuel Macron has systematically adopted a strategy of "degeneration" whenever a social mobilization emerged. "Whether it is the pension movement, the yellow vests or the students, there is never a political response but a police response." For François Ruffin, the French economy is not at a standstill, as Roland Lescure said, but "in retreat." Faced with this worrying situation, the Picard elected official highlights a detail of the 2027 budget: the choice of nine full-time equivalents (FTE) allocated to Emmanuel Macron after the end of his term. "There should be no money left for Macron when he leaves the Élysée!" He estimates that "there must be a trickle-down of the good example that should come from above." Michel Barnier calls for "clearly distinguishing" demonstrators from rioters and looters "There must be order, authority and trust those who ensure order," demands the former Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, on France 2, at the dawn of a new day of mobilization. And calls for "clearly distinguishing" "those who demonstrate peacefully and those who break, loot, with whom one must be unyielding." The LR deputy of Paris also calls for "solidarity" with shopkeepers, and asks the government to place the capital "in a tourist and international zone" so that they can "open more easily" on weekends. More than two-thirds of the French wish the movement to stop Despite the government's multiple announcements to respond to their anger, students and university students have not said their final word. The youth trade union (Fage, the student union, the Unef and the student union) calls for continued mobilization in the streets all over France by joining Act III of the movement against expensive living alongside the "yellow vests," this Saturday, October 31. "We are achieving gains with the mobilization, but it remains crumbs," lamented Sabrine Karbach, spokesperson of the student union on Monday, October 26, when the prime minister had just announced several measures to respond to their demands. If they are not part of the trade union, the organizations Les Lycéens! and Renouveau lycéen have also called on young people to continue the mobilization. Considering that the youth have gained ground, 64% of the French now wish for the student and high school student movement to stop, according to a poll by Odoxa-Backbone Consulting for Le Figaro. In recent weeks, more than six out of ten French supported the student movement in our polls. Only LFI sympathizers remain steadfast: two-thirds of them want the movement to continue; their socialist comrades are more divided (53% vs 47%) while all other French demand an end to demonstrations. "The RN and Reconquête make incitement to hatred their permanent sauce," accuses Ali Rabeh, mayor of Trappes This Friday afternoon, a tribute will be paid to Trappes (Yvelines), a week after the racist attack, which cost a man his life and left seven injured. The mayor of the grieving town, Ali Rabeh (Génération.s), has once again pointed the responsibility of the National Rally (RN) speeches. "They are those who ideologically armed this terrorist," he accused on France Inter, mentioning "venomous words." He announced that several left-wing political leaders will be present at the tribute, including the leader of La France insoumise (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the candidate for the Ecologists Marine Tondelier, and the social-democrat candidate, Raphaël Glucksmann. The mayor calls on everyone to "take their responsibilities" and make "their conscience." The elected official Generation.s also wishes to make the theory of "grand replacement" "illegal," calling for "tightening the law." "The RN and Reconquête make incitement to hatred their permanent sauce," he argued. And also qualifying the fact that the RN and LFI are "facing each other" as an "unsettling drift." A spokesperson of the yellow vests coordination is pleased with a mutation of the mobilization: "It has become the multi-colored vests." Invited by Ici Saint-Étienne Loire, Azelma Sigaux, spokesperson of the yellow vests coordination and former candidate for the Nupes in the 2022 legislative elections, estimates that "nothing has changed, everything has worsened" since 2018. "There is no dialogue with the government, nor with Emmanuel Macron who totally disregards the yellow vests," she estimates, before lamenting "the repression" and "the rains of prohibitions." "The more you ban, the more it incites people to defy prohibitions. It's worse, it generates violence!" adds Azelma Sigaux. According to her, the yellow vests "have transformed with time": "They have become the multi-colored vests." Will there be an Act IV? An Act V? Can demonstrations last until Christmas? "Yes, sorry, it risks lasting a long time," replies the activist, as long as the demands are not heard. The United States issue a "security alert" to their citizens in France Ahead of this Saturday's demonstrations, the US embassy in France issued a "security alert" to Americans currently staying in France. Such a warning had already been made during previous mobilizations. The communiqué recalls that "recent demonstrations have been violent and involved significant destruction of property, uncontrolled looting, and attacks on the police." Therefore, the embassy advises to "avoid demonstration areas or large gatherings" and to "exercise caution" if one is "unexpectedly" near a crowd. Towards shop openings from Sundays until Christmas, to make up for lost revenue Deeply affected by urban violence on the margins of the demonstrations, during a crucial period of the year for them, shopkeepers plead to be allowed to open on Sundays until Christmas to compensate, and have obtained the government's favorable opinion. To make up for the loss of revenue of the last days, professionals have requested exceptional authorization to open on Sundays. On Thursday, the government announced it would encourage mayors and prefects to authorize them. "This is a request from the shopkeepers themselves, so facilitating this opening is (to) respond," argued the government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, on BFMTV and RMC. For the Minister of Labor, Jean-Pierre Farandou, "it is almost a principle OK," he said Thursday on France Inter. However, he wants to first ensure that shopkeepers whose premises were the target of violence or looting "are ready to resume in good conditions" and have possibly "been able to repair their shops." More than 2,500 shops have been damaged, including 1,161 targeted by looting, vandalism or arson, according to the latest report from the network of chambers of commerce and industry (CCI France), as the Black Friday and Christmas shopping season opens. Several employee and student unions sue the police prefecture for the Paris route Seven employee and student unions sued the police prefecture on Thursday in summary proceedings to have a partial ban on demonstrations in Paris on Saturday, between the Bastille and Nation squares, as they wished, to have time to challenge it in court. Wednesday, the CGT, FO, FSU and Solidaires, as well as Fage, the student union and the Unef, had indicated that the authorities had orally notified them of this ban and had offered them "the deportation of the demonstration on a route from Porte de Bagnolet - Porte de Charenton," on the outskirts of the capital. The Ile-de-France interunion "refuses to fall into the trap set by the prefecture during the demonstration of October 24, which consists of an order of prohibition too late to prevent us from challenging it in the administrative court," declare the organizers of the demonstration in their statement. The summary proceedings, consulted by AFP, request that the orders regarding Saturday's demonstration be published "no later than 24 hours before the start of this demonstration, i.e., no later than Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12 PM, the only measure allowing useful access to the court of summary proceedings," an emergency procedure. "Night of darkness", "sit-in in front of the Assembly"... What to expect for Act III of the mobilizations? In prelude to "Act III," the yellow vests coordination planned a sit-in in front of the National Assembly in Paris on this Friday, October 30, from 6 PM to 9 PM. But this action was banned and therefore canceled. Other events of the same type are organized all over France from 7 PM "in front of the town halls, windows, in the street, everywhere." For Saturday, the yellow vests call for gatherings and "sit-ins" at 2 PM in front of the National Assembly and the town halls of France "for the defense of public freedoms." Benjamin Ball, a member of the yellow vests coordination, called on Thursday to "go further" and "expand the movement" of protest in the country. The editor of the website that maps the movement's actions estimated on RMC that "800,000 people in the streets is not enough to make a government yield." The mobilization of October 24 gathered between 410,000 (according to the police) and 800,000 people (according to the CGT), a figure in slight decline compared to the first mobilization of October 17 which gathered 550,000 (police) to 800,000 people (CGT). To escalate, the coordination filed a route on Tuesday for "Act III" departing from Place de la Bastille, passing through Boulevard Beaumarchais, that of the Temple, Place de la République, the major boulevards, Place de l'Opéra, Place de la Madeleine, Rue Royale and up to Place de la Concorde. This route was announced by the yellow vest and lawyer David Libeskind, quoted by Le Parisien. But it should not receive approval from the Paris police prefecture. Read also What to expect for Act III of the mobilizations? 70,000 police and gendarmes mobilized, "exceptional deployment" reiterated according to Laurent Nuñez Approximately 70,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized for the new day of social mobilization planned for Saturday, "exceptional deployment" reiterated, announced by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, warning about a day "at very high risk of public order disturbances." The security deployment set up last Saturday to protect businesses and shopping centers, in view of "numerous calls to commit looting that are recorded on social networks, will be reiterated and amplified," the Minister assured during a press conference on the presentation of the plan planned for Saturday. The gatherings will be authorized but "not in city centers, where there are risks of public order disturbances," the Minister continued, emphasizing that "the will and the tendency to commit damages" are "still there." "We will not tolerate any excesses," the Minister warned, promising "extreme firmness." Good morning everyone Good morning everyone! Welcome to this live report on the demonstrations planned for this Saturday, October 31. Several gatherings are expected to take place in front of town halls and the National Assembly in Paris. In the capital, a route between Bastille and Concorde was submitted to the prefecture. To remember undisclosed the The ParcourPus is modified Chaos2027 Ms. Braun Pivet does not have sufficient authority to enforce democracy within the National Assembly. This Macronist is like her mentor. Jean Cauchois The Macronist president of the AN preempted this inquiry in favor exclusively of the left and LFI. A clear political signal of alliance between Macronism and the left.