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Macron: Only union-requested protests will be allowed Saturday
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that only demonstrations requested by trade unions would be permitted on Saturday, October 24, while others would be banned wherever possible. All demonstrations have been banned in Lyon on Saturday.
As protests that began in France over the cost of living and escalated into violence continued, President Emmanuel Macron announced at the Élysée Palace, after meeting with all intelligence services, that only demonstrations requested by trade unions would be permitted on Saturday, October 24. Macron said, "Now is not the time; we want calm to return."
Macron said prefectures would ban demands from groups other than trade unions wherever possible, while union applications would be reviewed and alternative routes proposed if necessary. The Defense Council, chaired by Macron, may also meet on Friday to adopt additional decisions.
All demonstrations banned in Lyon
The Rhône Prefecture banned all demonstrations in Lyon on Saturday, citing violence and looting in the city center on October 17. A curfew has been in effect in the city center for three nights. In Paris, the CGT union was authorized to march along the Bastille–Nation route, while the Bastille–Opéra march organized by the student collective Interfac and some Yellow Vest protesters was banned.
The number of security forces is set to increase by 20 percent compared with the previous week on Saturday, with support from Sentinelle soldiers, special units such as RAID, GIGN and BRI, helicopters and armored vehicles. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu received political parties at Matignon. Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure criticized the government's response as "focused solely on security."
According to Politico, the budget proposal for Macron's new office includes an allocation of 2.3 million euros to cover six years of rent, shared expenses and security costs after he leaves office in approximately seven months.
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