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    "original_url": "https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/23\/world\/europe\/france-police-protests.html?emc=edit_nn_20261024&nl=the-morning&segment_id=228603",
    "parsed_content": "Unrest in FranceWhat to KnowPolice DeploymentsSome Protests BannedRiot SuspectsYoung Europeans DemonstrateAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTFrance Plans to Bolster Police Presence, Expecting New ProtestsGovernment officials are trying to avoid a repeat of last weekend\u2019s unrest across the country, which injured police officers and damaged stores.Listen \u00b7 6:16 min Share full articleRiot police officers during civil unrest in Paris on Sunday.Credit...Abdul Saboor\/ReutersBy S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Le StradicReporting from ParisOct. 23, 2026See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google More than 70,000 police officers will be deployed on Saturday in France, when a new round of protests against deteriorating school conditions and the high cost of living is expected across the country, a top official said on Friday.The interior minister, Laurent Nu\u00f1ez, made it clear that the government wanted to avoid a repeat of last weekend\u2019s unrest, which spun out of huge and largely peaceful demonstrations in cities across France. Nearly 1,000 police officers were injured and more than 3,000 stores were looted or damaged, according to the authorities. More than 2,500 people were arrested.The police response will be \u201cextremely mobile, agile and effective,\u201d according to Mr. Nu\u00f1ez, citing the deployment of elite police units as well as mounted police officers, drones, helicopters, armored vehicles and water-cannon trucks.\u201cWe will be inflexible toward rioters, looters and anyone who commits acts of violence,\u201d Mr. Nu\u00f1ez said at a news conference. He said that far-left movements had called on social media for demonstrators to commit acts of violence and that others had called for looting, though he did not cite specifics.The prime minister\u2019s office said in a statement on Friday that after a meeting with representatives from Meta, Snap, TikTok, Reddit, Discord and Google, a more robust response to prevent the spread of content inciting violence and looting was adopted. About 50 accounts have already been suspended, the statement added.ImageThe French interior minister, Laurent Nu\u00f1ez, told reporters that the authorities would be out in force to quell any unrest amid demonstrations on Saturday.Credit...Stephanie Lecocq\/ReutersOn Saturday, demonstrators, supported by labor unions and some left-wing political parties, hope to take part in what is being referred to as the \u201csecond act\u201d of the rallies last weekend, which the government estimated had more than half a million participants.Some supporters identify with the \u201cyellow vests,\u201d a protest movement that erupted in 2018 to oppose a gas tax and led to weekly protests against high living costs. A website affiliated with the movement listed more than 600 meeting points for Saturday.At the request of the French government, officials in cities most affected by the unrest last week have issued temporary restrictions on gatherings and curfews, often on a day-to-day basis and only in some neighborhoods. On Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron of France recommended that \u201cthere should be no protests in the coming days.\u201dThe Paris police rejected several requests for protest permits on Saturday but authorized a demonstration organized by the C.G.T., one of France\u2019s main unions. Protesters will be allowed to walk between two of the city\u2019s main squares, Bastille and Nation.ImagePolice officers in Lyon, France, on Thursday.Credit...Alex Martin\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty ImagesThe police also banned fireworks and fuel in Paris and parts of the metropolitan region until Monday. A curfew in two parts of Paris was extended until Monday.Several cultural institutions in the city, including the Grand Palais, Louvre, Orsay, Orangerie and Picasso museums, will be closed on Saturday, the culture ministry said in a statement. The Jeu de Paume museum, next to the Orangerie, and the Op\u00e9ra Garnier and Op\u00e9ra Bastille said they would remain closed for the day. The Paris police also postponed a match between Paris St. Germain, a top soccer team, and Olympique Lyonnais that had been scheduled for Sunday night.In Orl\u00e9ans, about 75 miles south of Paris, the authorities were bracing for potential unrest. The city was preparing to welcome 15,000 people for a two-day convention of the National Rally, France\u2019s main far-right party, which is leading in polls for next year\u2019s presidential election.The local authorities authorized a protest organized by the C.G.T. and other groups, which is expected to draw more than 20,000 people on Saturday, but banned requests for another protest on Sunday.\u201cTo those who might come to Orl\u00e9ans this weekend with the intention of provoking clashes or committing acts of violence, I wish to issue an unambiguous warning: The security forces will be present in large numbers, well equipped, and they will act under my authority with the determination required to maintain order,\u201d Hugues Moutouh, the prefect of the Centre-Val de Loire region, where Orl\u00e9ans is, said in a statement.Montpellier, Rouen, Toulon, Nice, Le Havre and other cities banned protests in their downtown areas on Saturday.Officials in Marseille, who initially banned all protests, said on Friday that a demonstration organized by a union would be authorized for Saturday.The far-left party France Unbowed, accused by the government of stoking unrest, criticized the decision to ban organized demonstrations and said it would instead encourage fragmented and unpredictable gatherings.\u201cCivil liberties cannot be used as a bargaining chip by an executive branch in disarray,\u201d the party said in a statement on Friday. By imposing restrictions and curfews, \u201cthe executive branch is crossing, one by one, the boundaries that separate a democracy from an authoritarian, police state,\u201d it added.Representative of high school student organizations met with Mr. Macron on Friday and said that he had promised them more teachers, a deep overhaul of the state-run college admission platform and a reconsideration of the current baccalaureate system.\u201cThis is something we\u2019re pleased about because for the past three weeks, we\u2019ve been looking for people who will listen to the demands of high school students,\u201d Louis Letoublon, the vice president of a student organization, told journalists after the meeting. \u201cStill, we remain skeptical,\u201d he added, calling on students to \u201ccontinue their protests because what we are seeing here is a breach, a breach in a government that is in disarray.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT"
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