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Authorities in Paris will impose a partial overnight curfew from tomorrow until November 2, the Paris Police Prefecture announced, as unions backed by Yellow Vests activists prepare to demonstrate this weekend over the cost of living.

The measures, which also bar a planned march through central Paris, were adopted in response to fears of violence and looting, police said.

Yellow Vests assembly in front of parliament banned

According to a report by LCP, the channel that covers the National Assembly's agenda, a Yellow Vests action planned for this evening in front of the assembly was called off. The Yellow Vests Coordination said the Paris Police Prefecture banned the planned evening action on the grounds of safeguarding public freedoms.

The group rejected a proposal from the Paris Police Prefecture to hold the event at the Place des Invalides, 500 metres from the National Assembly. Yellow Vests actions were also expected in towns outside Paris at 7 p.m. local time, and activists are preparing to take to the streets nationwide tomorrow against the cost of living and high fuel prices.

Authorities had said that around 70,000 members of the security forces would be deployed across the country for tomorrow's actions.

Key takeaways

• A partial curfew will apply in Paris from tomorrow until November 2, between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time, in the République and Halles areas.
• A march planned for tomorrow between the Place de la Bastille and the Place de la Concorde was banned, with an alternative route offered between the Porte de Bagnolet and the Porte de Charenton.
• Union representatives criticized the Paris Police Prefecture at a joint news conference, with Sabrine Kharbach vowing protests on Saturday and November 5.
• A Yellow Vests action planned for this evening in front of the National Assembly was banned, and about 70,000 security force members were reported to be deployed nationwide for tomorrow.