Macron: “Illegitimate” protests will be banned in coming days

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that protests deemed “illegitimate” will be banned in the coming days, while demonstrations organized by groups such as trade unions will be offered alternative routes to protect businesses and public buildings. “The general recommendation is that there should be no demonstrations in the coming days,” Macron said after meeting with intelligence officials and senior ministers. He said prefects will propose alternative routes for union-organized marches, while banning demonstrations “wherever possible” when they are not organized by such groups. Macron also blamed “seditious” far-left groups, which he accused of seeking to “bring down the Republic” with planning and violence, alongside separate criminal acts, for riots and looting across France last Saturday. #France #Macron #Protests #Paris #Security