France Demonstrations: Prohibition of gatherings and demonstrations... Valkorno receives representatives of political parties.

French authorities on Wednesday announced a ban on demonstrations in Paris and Lyon on Thursday, fearing unrest. It comes as the executive seeks to contain tensions, as Prime Minister Sebastián LeCorneau is due to receive party representatives at Matignon Palace early Thursday afternoon. President Emmanuel Macron, for his part, invited the intelligence services to a meeting at the Elysee Palace, amid criticism of their ability to predict the scale of popular mobilization and acts of violence that accompanied the October 17 demonstrations. Follow our live coverage.

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