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Orléans authorities allow Saturday's counter-protest, ban Sunday gatherings, and voice concern about antifa protesters.
A counter-demonstration against the National Rally congress is planned in Orléans city centre on Saturday morning. Olivier Faure, Sophie Binet and Bally Bagayoko have announced they will join it. The Loiret prefecture has authorized the Saturday counter-demonstration, but gatherings in Orléans are banned on Sunday.
The Sunday restriction comes as Marine Le Pen is scheduled to launch her presidential campaign in the city that day. The available reporting does not state whether the ban is linked to that event.
Orléans city hall and the Loiret prefecture have both expressed concern about antifa protesters over the weekend. The statements describe the concern in general terms, and the reporting does not specify particular incidents or the security measures planned for either day.
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Authorities weigh public order as weekend protests take shape
The Loiret prefecture authorized the Saturday counter-demonstration while banning all gatherings in Orléans on Sunday, a split approach to weekend public order. Orléans city hall and the prefecture jointly voiced concern about antifa protesters over the weekend. The reporting does not detail the specific measures planned to manage either day's crowds.
Authorized Saturday protest draws prominent left-wing figures to Orléans
Olivier Faure, Sophie Binet and Bally Bagayoko have announced they will join the counter-demonstration planned in Orléans city centre on Saturday morning. The gathering responds to the National Rally congress held in the same city. The protest has been authorized by the prefecture, allowing supporters to assemble on Saturday.