Marches against Macron throughout France: there will be at least 70,000 police officers and they changed the route in Paris due to the terrorist attack

At least 70.000 Police officers are deployed throughout the country and the military from the anti-terrorist operation have joined them. Sentinelwho will monitor schools, ministries and places of worship but will not participate in repression if there are riots. They are not legally authorized.

The racist attack in Hatchescommitted by a white European, who has targeted blacks and Arabs and the murder of a well-known boxer of African origin yesterday in Ivelinnesa Parisian suburb, became a fundamental element in evaluating the risks of this march and changing it. Security and non-violence is the objective of the government and the CGTwho protect those who demonstrate.

“The prefect has adapted the device to the evolution of the threat” he said Hélène Denéchèreits spokesperson, to justify the modification of the route of the demonstration in Paris. According to her, among the factors that motivated it, “the terrorist attack, perpetrated on Friday in Trappes, was taken into account.”

The new itinerary It is considered “safer.” “With regard to the demonstration, and following the instructions of the Minister of the Interior, the prefect has adapted the device to the evolution of the threatwhich is constantly and permanently evaluated. Yesterday, unfortunately, a terrorist attack occurred, and this is one of the elements that have been taken into account. Both the risk of public order disruption is evaluated – an analysis that is maintained until the last moment – as well as other factors that may influence decision-making. This measure was announced yesterday afternoon,” he explained before the microphones.

That was the reason why the police prefecture this morning decided to change the route of the march. First the route was from the Plaza de la Bastille to the Plaza de la Nation. But the police prefecture this Saturday morning did not consider the route safe or wide enough.

The official route of the demonstration in the capital will therefore take place between Italian Gate and the Porte de Vincennesfrom 2 to 7 in the afternoon. A decision that was validated by the justice system, which had yesterday claimed the right to demonstrate.

Police patrol cars with megaphones They announce that the route of the march in the Place de la Bastille has changed. A decision that the protesters consider to be part of dissuading the march.

Despite the opposition of the union organizations, the new route decided by the Paris Police Prefecture is maintained. The appeal presented to the administrative court was rejected at 11 in the morning.

The CGT protests because it will guarantee the journey with its security team, as it historically does, with its rope corrals. Along with her will march the Yellow Vestswhose demonstration from the Bastille to I’Opera was prohibited yesterday and they joined them and joined the defense of the demands of the high school students.

The motto will be “against expensive living” and the impossible rise in the cost of living. But the march reflects a collective fatigue, after 1 month of mobilizations and a weak and deaf Macronist government, which only yesterday received the students who demand improvements in schools. A day before was the meeting with the politicians, who listened to the prime minister in amazement. Sebastien Lecorni talk about the consequences of the crisis but not the causes.

Secondary student organizations have also called to demonstrate in a route that will end at the Porte de Vincennes. They will be protected by parents and the CGT security service, which calls for non-violence. They are all minors. High school student representatives call to “continue mobilizing” after the meeting with the president Emmanuel Macron ayer.

Everyone is protesting the change of route, which they consider a way to discourage mobilization in the midst of an enormous social tension and a great political vacuum in the government. How to calm anger is an answer that the government has not yet expressed.

Like other figures of La Francia Insumisa, its leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchoncalls on those who wish to participate in the Paris demonstration to gather this afternoon at the Porte d’Italie.

“It is there where we have to meet to support the demands of young people,” he wrote on his account. X.

Parisian merchants do not want to suffer the violence or looting of last Saturday and Sunday. All shops are covered maderaas if a hurricane were coming.

The museums of LouvrePicasso, Orsay, and the art fair of Basel in Paris they have closed preventively. Basel was forced to close two days before its closing.

The new route of the march forced merchants to close and secure their windows, their shops, and to close their businesses. Free the furniture area and the bars from evacuating chairs and tables its terraces chaotically.

But the holidays all saints have started and many refuse to close so as not to lose even more money, especially in the interior of the country.

In the middle of the All Saints’ holiday period, many businesses have decided to remain open hoy.

“These are busy Saturdays. Closing is equivalent to lowering your arms,” ​​he says. Elodie Tononstore manager in Toulousewhile many other establishments have protected their facades.

In Orleans, the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen launches her presidential campaign, which has her as a favorite in the polls for the April presidential campaign with the 36 percentaccording to the polls.

The protest march against the Rassemblement National (RN) was launched in Orleans. Thousands of protesters walk the streets of the city. The itinerary is signposted for a large circular route through the city center. At least there is 11.000 personas marching.

“All united against the fascism“, can be read on a banner that heads the demonstration.

In Orleans, the mobilization against the congress of the National Regrouping continue calmly.

“Macron, resign”, “Le Pen, go to jail” is heard in the demonstration, in reference to the conviction of Marine Le Pen in the case of the parliamentary assistants of the National Front. The candidate for the presidential elections has filed an appeal.

Present in Orleans to participate in the counter-demonstration against the RN, Olivier Faurefirst secretary of the Socialist Party, has declared that the participants are “there simply to remember, in a symbolic way, that this message and this party – contrary to what is usually heard – have already been put to the test, and the result was the worst for our country.”

“Given that it is the party that today threatens to win next year, it is useful that we are here to remember all this,” adds the PS leader, stressing that “no one prohibits them from holding their congress.” “We are not going to try a force blow against the RN congress,” he insisted.

The Secretary General of the CGT, Sophie Binet declares that “there is no worse enemy for workers than the extreme right. “This defends the interests of the powerful.”

“For us, as a union organization, the National Rassemblement (Rassemblement National) will never be a party like the others. It is a dangerous party for our democracy and our Republic. It is a party racistanti-Semitic and sexist,” he insists firmly while participating in the march.

The first tensions of the day in France occur in Lyon. In a context of prohibited demonstrations in several sectors of the city, law enforcement uses tear gas to disperse a group of people. Many demonstrations were prohibited, which generated tensions with the justice system that defended the right to demonstrate.

Although a demonstration has finally been authorized in Marseille, law enforcement forces are already deployed in the area. Old Port (Old Port) of Marseille to prepare for the day, The demonstration will take place between Les Réformés and Porte d’Aix. The march will begin at 2:00 p.m..

Several cities have authorized demonstrations for this day of the October 24. The list of large cities with authorized demonstrations: Lille, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Grenoble, Marseille, Toulouse, Amiens and Paris.

Since there are still numerous resources pending, this list may vary throughout the day.

The Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, activated a interministerial crisis cell. The government does not want that power vacuum of last Saturday to be reproduced, with few police officers to control the chaos, President Emmanuel Macron in Brussels and an interior minister who failed to coordinate a city in social insurrection, excessive violence, the police overwhelmed, the Black Blocs controlling the city along with the vandals, and 2800 detainees.

During a visit to the National Police College of Paris-Vincennes, the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñezaddresses the press and members of law enforcement present.

Next to police prefectLaurent Nuñez today expressed his support for law enforcement before his deployment.

“We must be extremely reagents. We will have to be extremely mobile. They have the support of their superiors and also the minister. I support them. I know who they are and I know what violence they face. I know that they act within a legal framework and that everything they do is proportionate. I know everything will be fine.” “The day will be long. Cheer up to everyone!” he declared.

Before the police officers, Laurent Núñez warned about “heterogeneous groups who will try to provoke incidents”.

Several dozen police students have volunteered before their superiors to participate in the security detail around today’s demonstrations. However, they will not be responsible for maintaining public order, but will perform other functions. This is not the first time that agents have been deployed in the final phase of their training: it happened, for example, during the Olympics or the Covid-19 pandemic.

During a visit to Limoges Yesterday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu stated that “the threat posed by the ultra-left remains high.”

“It is also necessary to maintain vigilance against crime, since it takes advantage of these riots to generate greater confusion and profit by stealing,” he added, specifying that the lessons learned during the weekend of October 17 have served to prepare today’s police device.

The violence of the Black Blocsthose anarchists who came from all over Europe to confront the police and looters continue to be a threat on the marches. Although the atmosphere so far is calm and open to dialogue between the protesters and the security forces.