Around 11,000 people joined a demonstration in Orléans on Saturday against the National Rally congress, according to the local prefecture.
The Louvre Museum and several other institutions in Paris closed on Saturday as the city prepared for expected demonstrations. A popular bike rental service also imposed restrictions on where users could ride.
Police were deployed across the capital, while shops boarded up storefronts as a precaution. Elite security units and heavily armed mobile squads were also positioned alongside regular police forces.
The protests have been driven by anger over rising living costs and pressure on public services. Authorities say radical groups and looters have exploited the wider unrest to trigger violence and disorder.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday as shops boarded up their storefronts ahead of expected demonstrations. France is deploying 70,000 officers nationwide in an effort to prevent a repeat of the violence and looting seen last weekend.
Elite security units and heavily armed mobile squads are joining regular police forces as authorities step up security. The protests have been fuelled by anger over rising living costs and pressure on public services.
Students, workers and trade unions have taken part in demonstrations across the country in recent weeks. Authorities say some radical groups and looters have used the unrest to trigger violence and disorder.
Shop owners along Paris’s Champs-Élysées boarded up storefronts on Friday ahead of another round of protests expected in the French capital on Saturday. Businesses installed wooden panels and metal barriers amid concerns over possible vandalism and looting.
The precautions follow unrest during demonstrations last weekend, which left many local businesses worried about further damage. One shop owner said fears of broken windows and property damage were also affecting trade and Paris’s image among visitors.
Residents said businesses had little choice but to protect their premises, while stressing that demonstrations should not result in damage to shops and livelihoods. The heightened security has left one of Paris’s best-known shopping districts noticeably quieter and more tense.
The National Rally congress in Orléans was met by a major street protest, with the prefecture estimating the crowd at 11,000 people.
French media outlet BFMTV reports that crowds were chanting “Macron resign,” “Le Pen in prison” as crowds marched peacefully.
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