{"id":11143,"date":"2026-10-24T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11143"},"modified":"2026-10-24T12:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:20:02","slug":"paris-shuts-museums-and-police-deploy-in-big-numbers-for-new-protests-across-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11143","title":{"rendered":"Paris shuts museums and police deploy in big numbers for new protests across France"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A French police officer stands next to Centaure multi-purpose intervention armored vehicles of the French Gendarmerie Nationale, near the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris ahead of nationwide protests called by the “Yellow Vests” movement joined by French high school and university students, against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, France, Oct. 24, 202. Reuters-Yonhap<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PARIS \u2014 Major museums in Paris closed and authorities deployed a sizable police force for a round of new protests Saturday across France, hoping to prevent a repeat of last week\u2019s violent unrest that shocked the country.<\/p>\n

Scenes of looting, burned-out cars and attacks on public buildings left the impression that the government had lost control, as groups of masked vandals targeted businesses in Paris and other city centers.<\/p>\n

Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said as many as 70,000 officers will be deployed nationwide, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons.<\/p>\n

A massive turnout is expected again after more than half a million took to the streets last week.<\/p>\n

Museums are closed and shopkeepers are worried<\/strong><\/p>\n

Major museums including the Louvre, Orsay Museum, Picasso Museum and Grand Palais \u2014 where a major C\u00e9zanne exhibit is on display \u2014 are closed Saturday . Art Basel, one of the world\u2019s most prestigious contemporary art fairs, opened to the public Friday, but only for the day, with the threat of unrest prompting organizers to cancel the weekend program.<\/p>\n

Parisian shopkeepers have been barricading their stores all week. Near Place de la R\u00e9publique in Paris, one of last weekend\u2019s hot spots, a bank branch and other businesses were boarded up with wooden panels to deter potential looters.<\/p>\n

Following the unrest, Paris police prefect Patrice Faure urged Parisian shopkeepers to hire security guards. He later clarified that protecting business owners and their establishments is the responsibility of the government.<\/p>\n

Some 3,000 shops across France were damaged or looted last weekend.<\/p>\n

Some protests have been banned<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protest marches are scheduled in Paris and Marseille, but some other rallies, including in Lyon, Nice and Montpellier, have been banned by local authorities. In Lyon, French media reported that police used tear gas Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Cities outside Paris were hit hard by the unrest. Two suspects in the fire that nearly destroyed Limoges\u2019 19th-century city hall were placed under formal investigation and held pending trial, French media reported. The probe includes attempted murder of a public official.<\/p>\n

Trade unions have criticized the bans, calling them violations of freedom of expression, which is protected by the constitution.<\/p>\n

Police moved the route of the Paris march to the city\u2019s southeastern edges, away from central neighborhoods where last Saturday\u2019s violence left shops ransacked and cars burned.<\/p>\n

President Emmanuel Macron , a centrist, entered the crisis in the final stretches of his term, with his popularity at its lowest since he took office in 2017. He has said that the measures are needed to protect city centers, businesses and public buildings.<\/p>\n

Thousands of people gathered Saturday morning for an anti-far-right protest in the city of Orl\u00e9ans, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) south of Paris. It was organized on the sidelines of a two-day congress of Marine Le Pen\u2019s nationalist, anti-immigration party ahead of next spring\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n

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French riot police officers patrol at Place de la Bastille in Paris, France, Oct. 24. EPA-Yonhap<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students and workers are angry<\/strong><\/p>\n

The demonstrations first erupted last month in a high school southeast of Paris over a lack of staff.<\/p>\n

From there, class boycotts and demonstrations spread to other Paris suburbs and nationwide, including smaller towns. High school students have raised concerns about underfunded schools and staff shortages, particularly in lower-income neighborhoods. Some also called for a reform of the university admissions system, seen by many as unfair.<\/p>\n

With the government seemingly unable to respond to students\u2019 demands, the movement has morphed into larger protests over soaring living costs, just months before the vote to choose Macron\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money is now concentrated in the hands of very few people,” said Victoria Ambrosini, an art critic and art teacher at Saint-Denis University. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not possible anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

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