Police intervention in the Yellow Vest protest in Paris

The action in Paris started at the Porte d'Italie at around 14:00 local time.

Protesters chanted the slogan "Even if (President Emmanuel) Macron does not want it, we are here for the dignity of workers and for a better world" and carried banners saying "We are poor, maybe we are angry, but we are never fascists", "Emergency. Democracy is in trouble", "The land of lights is in darkness", "Whoever spreads poverty, gathers anger" and "Pepper gas. Work. Sleep".

The police did not allow the protesters who tried to stop traffic on the Paris ring road.

In addition, at the Vincennes Gate (Porte de Vincennes), the arrival point of the activists, the police intervened with the demonstrators with water pressurized and pepper gas.

A law enforcement helicopter patrolled the air at the end of the action.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the presidential candidate of the Unyielding France (LFI) Party, who participated in the demonstration in Paris, reacted to the change in the route of the demonstration and accused the government of gathering together conditions intended to disrupt public order.

Melenchon, referring to Macron, said, "Don't make us waste our time. Stop the pathetic provocations like today." he said.

Stating that Macron still has time to "yield" to the demands of high school students who have been protesting for better education conditions for more than a month, Melenchon said, "From now on, there will only be an exit door left for him." he said.

The Yellow Vest protest was expected to be held between Bastille Square and Nation Square.

The Paris Police Department's decision to change the route of the protest away from the center of the capital was met with reaction by the opposition and unions.

With its decision this morning, the Paris Administrative Court rejected the objection to the new route of the protest.

Following the court decision, the organizers agreed to hold the action between the Italy Gate and the Vincennes Gate.

Many shop owners in the center of Paris took precautions against possible looting during the Yellow Vest protests. Shopkeepers covered the shop windows with wooden boards.

A large number of police vehicles were stationed in front of the luxury store Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann in the 9th district of the capital.

On the other hand, intense police measures were taken in Cumhuriyet Square, which was the scene of serious clashes between police and demonstrators last week.

In the statement made by the Yellow Vests, a call was made to take to the streets again across the country on October 31.

In the statement, it was stated that the French were called to defend their freedom "against authoritarian practices" and that there would be a sit-in protest in front of the National Assembly and French municipalities.

In the statement, it was stated that "There is an anger that is unheard of in this country" and that the government is implementing a policy of pressure and intimidation against this anger.