Overview
- The prefecture, which issued the ban Thursday, said a far-right call to rally in Saint-Denis risked clashes after online appeals for a counter-protest.
- Officials said the event was not declared as required and included demands likely to incite discrimination or hatred based on origin.
- Le Parti de la France had urged supporters to meet Saturday at 2 p.m. on the Basilica of Saint-Denis forecourt to assert that the city remains French.
- The prefecture signed formal prohibition orders and barred any non-declared gatherings within a set perimeter of the city for April 11.
- The move comes after a large anti-racism march the previous weekend led by new mayor Bally Bagayoko, a backdrop of rising local tension over migration and political rhetoric.