November 5 Strike: in Paris, the Police Prefecture Changes the Course of the Demonstration because of the "Very High Threat Context"
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"The demonstration will take place on 5 November, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. between the Place de la République and the Place de la Nation, using Voltaire Boulevard," said the PP in a decree published on Wednesday.
The police prefecture banned on Wednesday the planned parade between Bastille and Concorde due to risks of disturbance to public order, a decision contested in court by the trade unions
Protest of 5 November: the Trade Union Appeal for the Bastille-Concorde Route Rejected by the Courts
The administrative court rejected the action of the trade union organizations for the procession of the protest of 5 November to circulate between the Place de la Bastille and that of the Concorde, learned France Inter Wednesday evening. The demonstration will be held between Republic and Nation.
France, on Thursday, 5 Nober 2026, is preparing for a day of strikes and demonstrations by calling a trade union to defend wages, jobs and public services, amid expectations of broad participation and varying disruptions in transport and education. Intelligence estimates transmitted by French media indicate that between 500,000 and 700,000 people may be participating outside Paris, with an additional 40,000 to 80,000 in the capital. [...]
On the eve of the strike of 5 November, the paths of the demonstrations always aroused tension between the authorities and the organizers because of the late arrests. In Paris, the Paris police prefecture banned the Bastille-Concorde route and proposed République-Nation.
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