Saturday 24 October protests in France: Macron bans non-union demonstrations, but not unions

After violence at demonstrations on 17 October, Emmanuel Macron said prefects would offer alternative routes to unions for the 24 October mobilisation, while non-union gatherings would be banned wherever possible. The president said the measures were intended to protect shops and public buildings, and accused organised far-left groups of carrying out acts aimed at bringing down the Republic. In Paris, an administrative court urgently suspended a prefectural order banning a student demonstration between Pitié-Salpêtrière and Bastille.