Mobilization of November 7: the Parisian procession sets off from Place de la République

Processions will parade on Saturday, November 7, for the fourth consecutive weekend. The epicenter will be Paris, where yellow vests intend to approach places of power, after a large-scale national mobilization on Thursday at the call of the unions. The procession set off from Place de la République, in Paris, a little after 2 p.m. These new demonstrations aim to maintain pressure, two days before a social conference with unions and employers, convened Monday morning in Matignon, as well as meetings with high school and student organizations in the afternoon.

In Paris, two demonstrations planned, including one unauthorized by the prefecture. In the capital, the youth inter-union (Student Union, Fage, Unef and USL) and regional unions (CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires, CFDT) are calling for demonstrations "against the high cost of living and for young people" in an authorized procession, on the same route as Thursday, linking the Place de la République to that of the Nation. The coordination of the yellow vests has decided to go it alone, clearly marking its distance from the unions. She calls for a separate gathering, banned by the authorities, at Place de la Concorde. Elsewhere in the territory, the yellow vests are planning a total of around 120 actions, according to their interactive map on Friday evening.

The security system is “renewed” with 70,000 police officers and gendarmes. “The risk is exactly the same as for previous Saturdays,” said Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Friday. In addition to 70,000 members of the police, 25 Centaure armored vehicles from the gendarmerie will be mobilized, as will “15 water-throwing devices” throughout the territory, as well as drones and helicopters.