A two-day congress of the far-right National Rally (RN) began in Orléans, France, on Saturday. The party wants to use it to launch its campaign heading toward the presidential election, and the city is expected to see around 30,000 demonstrators protesting against RN. France24 ↗
Protests are taking place on Saturday at multiple locations across France. According to available data, tens of thousands of people are gathering across the country. Security forces expect possible unrest and looting, so police checked participants, seized prohibited items, and detained suspicious individuals even before the marches began. Tagesspiegel ↗
French authorities deployed approximately 70,000 police officers into the streets. In Lyon, police dispersed one of the gathered crowds and also used tear gas. The measures are related to concerns about violence during the next wave of protests, which has affected several cities. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
Orléans has become the main site of the political conflict between RN's leadership and its opponents. The congress is meant to give the party an opportunity to present its political plans and mobilize ahead of the presidential campaign, while the demonstrators want to draw attention to their disagreement with its program and activities.
Further developments will depend on how the protests in Orléans unfold and on whether security forces manage to prevent clashes and greater damage.
RN congress begins in Orléans, thousands protest against the movement
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Francie je opět ve varu masových protestů. Policie udeřila v Lyonu, lidi rozehnala
lidovky.cz
| 13:08 24.10.
Francúzsko čaká búrlivý víkend: 70-tisíc policajtov zaplaví ulice. V Lyone použili slzotvorný plyn
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 12:19 24.10.
Ve Francii začíná další vlna demonstrací, v Lyonu byla rozehnána
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 12:15 24.10.
Ve Francii znovu vypukly protesty. Vrátil se slzný plyn i zákaz vycházení
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 12:09 24.10.
Gespannen maakt Frankrijk zich op voor een nieuwe dag van protest
NOS
| 14:48 24.10.
Demonstrationen: Viele Kontrollen zu Beginn von Protesttag in Frankreich
Tagesspiegel
| 14:01 24.10.
À Orléans, le congrès du Rassemblement National face à la mobilisation anti-RN
France24
| 13:59 24.10.
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