Overview
- The Paris police, in orders published Tuesday, barred the Comité du 9‑Mai march planned for Saturday in Paris.
- The prefect said the risk of street violence is high in a tense political climate, pointing to neo‑Nazi symbols and salutes seen at last year’s event.
- The orders warned that radical ultranationalists are expected from Hungary, Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy, which police say heightens the threat.
- A separate order also banned an antifascist gathering at the Panthéon and a route from Place Saint‑Michel to Denfert‑Rochereau that police said would force rival groups to meet.
- The bans can be reviewed by the administrative court, and judges overturned a similar prohibition last year, allowing the march to go ahead while limiting counter‑protests.