The essentials
Only union marches are authorised on 24 October, with Paris and Marseille altering routes and other demonstrations banned.
Union-organised marches are the only demonstrations authorised on Saturday, 24 October, after President Emmanuel Macron announced that only such events would be permitted. Prefectures in several departments and cities have banned other demonstrations for the day.
In Paris, the police prefecture has changed the route of the intersyndicale march, moving it to the Maréchaux. A CGT official in Paris says the new route is impossible to secure. The reporting does not give the reasons the prefecture cited for the change.
In Marseille, the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture banned demonstrations but authorised one union procession, due to start at 14:00 from Réformés and head to Porte d'Aix. The prefect also dropped a planned halt to public transport.
A union demonstration is scheduled in Strasbourg on the same day.
The available material does not state the legal grounds for the bans or the route changes, the expected size of the marches, or the full list of affected cities.
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Authorities Point to Controlled Routes for Saturday's Union Marches
From the authorities' perspective, limiting Saturday's demonstrations to union-organised marches channels protest into defined routes. The Paris route change and the single authorised procession in Marseille, along with the dropped transport halt, can be read as adjustments that keep one authorised march in each city while other gatherings are prohibited.
Union Marchers Face Shifted Routes and Security Doubts in Paris
From the unions' side, the Paris route change raises concerns about security, since a CGT official in the capital says the new path cannot be secured. Union marches remain the only authorised form of protest on Saturday, which leaves organisers without an alternative format if routes or conditions change again.