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French authorities are bracing for a new round of protests Saturday, rolling out the military to back up police in a bid to prevent a repeat of last weekend\u2019s riots and reassure markets unnerved by the violence.<\/p>\n
There will be 20% more police on the ground than last Saturday, according to the Interior Ministry. The chaos that followed cost-of-living protests then led to the looting of 3,000 stores and 2,700 arrests.<\/p>\n
On top of the reinforced police presence, special-intervention forces normally used for risky missions like counter-terrorism will be used if needed, Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said on Wednesday. Soldiers will help guard sensitive buildings. Helicopters, water cannons and armoured vehicles known as Centaurs will also be available.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just Paris, it\u2019s many cities across France,\u201d Thierry Clair, national secretary of the Unsa Police union, said in an interview. \u201cThere will be large-scale operations everywhere.\u201d At least 75% of the police force will be mobilized, a very high rate, with many postponing days off, he added.<\/p>\n
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that only protests organised by labour unions would be approved by local authorities this weekend. \u201cThe general recommendation is that there be no demonstrations in the coming days,\u201d he said, framing the decision as a way to bring calm. The restriction on protests means that people who aren\u2019t in the marches are breaking the law, and is aimed at ensuring the rule of law, a French official said.<\/p>\n
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The crackdown prompted criticism from the left. It was described as \u201ca historic attack on the right to protest\u201d by far-left lawmaker Manon Aubry of France Unbowed.<\/p>\n
The unrest is \u201cthe result of 10 years of anger, caused by 10 years of violent Macronist policies,\u201d Sophie Binet, head of CGT union, told Franceinfo radio, calling for \u201cmassive strikes\u201d on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n
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Any new unrest could increase fears about France\u2019s finances at a time of heightened political uncertainty. France is struggling to reduce the budget deficit ahead of elections in six months,\u00a0pushing up\u00a0spreads between French and German government bonds into territory associated with the euro-area debt crisis.<\/p>\n
Private-sector economic activity turned to contraction from growth, with the Composite Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index compiled by S&P Global dropping to 48.4 in October from 51.1 last month. That\u2019s below the 50 threshold separating expansion from contraction.<\/p>\n
The premium on French 10-year bonds over Germany was little changed Friday at 174 basis points after reaching 175 on Thursday, the highest since late 2011. Moody\u2019s, which rates France\u2019s investment-grade sovereign debt a step above S&P, may lower its grade on Friday in a scheduled rating update.<\/p>\n
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Supported by a disparate movement of social media figures, students, unions and left-wing parties, Saturday\u2019s protests are framed as an \u201cActe II,\u201d or second round, of\u00a0a movement\u00a0calling for better public services and government help with the cost of living. Much of the anger is targeted at Macron, who six months before the end of his second term has never been so unpopular.<\/p>\n
Macron pushed back at criticism from foreign leaders including Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, who are both involved in election campaigns. Speaking to reporters in Doha this week, he derided those making \u201cstupid comments\u201d on the unrest for political gain.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are people who campaign at France\u2019s expense \u2014 leaders who are in campaign mode, whether here in the region or on the other side of the Atlantic,\u201d he told reporters in Doha.<\/p>\n
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Like last weekend, the planned protests will be\u00a0spread nationwide. Marine Le Pen\u2019s far-right National Rally is holding its congress in the city of Orl\u00e9ans, in the center of France, with leftists parties planning to organize a counter-protest that will draw tens of thousands.<\/p>\n
The central city \u201cwill require a lot of personnel,\u201d Clair said.<\/p>\n
In Paris, shops including\u00a0luxury boutiques\u00a0have been boarding up windows and hiring more security personnel, and some will remain shut. The main march in Paris, authorized by police, will stretch from the Bastille square to the Nation square, in the northeast of the French capital.<\/p>\n
Kering SA, owner of Gucci and Balenciaga, remains vigilant for riot threats in the coming days, the chief financial officer of the luxury group said on an earnings call Thursday. Carrefour SA warned that the social unrest will\u00a0drag on its earnings\u00a0this year, a sign of the economic impact from the riots.<\/p>\n
Three popular museums, the Louvre, Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay and the Picasso Museum, will close Saturday, according to Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n
Marseille and Lyon banned protests on Saturday and extended curfews.<\/p>\n
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