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But Macron’s government has ramped up restrictions and protest curbs, to try and stop the looting and ransacking we saw on the fringes of the wider peaceful demonstrations last week.

Critics this morning are lambasting the “repressive” measures.

What protests are planned?
Both student groups and trade unions have planned rallies across the country. France’s ⁠main student union, UNEF, has called for demonstrations on Saturday and the Yellow Vest movement also filed plans to march through central Paris.

There are already overnight curfews in place in Paris and many other cities.

In Marseille and Lyon, the second and third-largest cities, all demonstrations have been banned for the weekend.

The Marseille city government also initially said it would stop public transport running on Saturday; they’ve hastily reversed that severely unpopular decision this morning.

In Paris, protesters have been told they can only march a designated route between the Bastille and Nation squares.

Le Monde has this handy map on their site with all the curbs and restrictions and local curfew times

Many shops and businesses, tourist sites and events are boarding up and closing for the weekend. Marseille’s business council advised shops to do so.

In Paris, the Louvre Museum will be shut while the Art Basel Paris art fair is also finishing up early.

On top of the protest bans and restrictions in place, the government says they’ll deploy 20% more police onto the streets this weekend

Macron held a Security Council meeting on Thursday with senior ministers; he’s chairing a Defence Council meeting this morning discussing other measures with law enforcement

This afternoon the French president is also due to host student protest leaders for the first time for negotiations at the Elysee.