The Paris procession arrives peacefully at the Place de Clichy

In Paris, the first demonstrators of the authorized march began to arrive calmly in Place de Clichy, the arrival point of the demonstration that started from Place de la République.

"The vast majority of people are demonstrating without incidents", notes the Ministry of the Interior, adding that the Parisian demonstration was however marked by "acts of vandalism" and disturbed by "a few hundred exponents of the far left who seek confrontation, targeting the police and rescuers".

The "majority of hostile individuals remain in Place de la République. The police used water cannons and tear gas to keep them at a distance", confirms the ministry. In the capital, firefighters intervened to put out several fires involving some vehicles.

By mid-afternoon, 163 people had been stopped in Paris.