Between 100,000 to 150,000 people are expected in France during demonstrations in the May 1, a police source said in Franceinfo, Wednesday, April 30. In Paris, the authorities estimate the crowds between 15,000 and 20,000 people. In total, 250 rallies were identified throughout France, according to our information. In 2024, the demonstrations organized for the International Workers’ Day had attracted 121,000 people, according to the Ministry of the Interior, while the CGT claimed to have been counted “More than 200,000”. Follow our direct.
• Chests in the morning, from 2 p.m. in Paris. In Bordeaux, the procession will start at 10 a.m. from the Place de la République. The Marseille meeting is set at 10:30 am from the Old Port, while the Lyonnais demonstrators will leave from the Garibaldi (7th arrondissement) metro at the same time, as in Lille (Porte des Posts) or Nantes (water mirror). In Paris, the procession must leave from 2 p.m. Place d’Italie, in the 13th arrondissement, to reach the Place de la Nation, passing through the Boulevard de l’Hôpital, the Pont d’Austerlitz and Boulevard Diderot.
• from union parades to various claims. The CGT, Solidaires and the FSU call to demonstrate “For peace, our pensions and our wages”. In addition to social demands, the themes carried out this year include support for Palestine or the fight against Islamophobia, following the assassination of Aboubakar Cissé in a Mosque in Gard on Friday. The objective of the three unions is also to mobilize “Against the trumping of the world and the reactionary international that develops everywhere”underlines with AFP Thomas Vacheron, CGT manager.
• La France rebellious at the heart of the parades ? LFI will join the union rallies on Thursday, to the chagrin of certain trade unionists who fear that the rebellious “monopolize mobilization” As they did, according to Solidaires, for the march against racism, in March. LFI takes up the unions’ watchwords, “Political in the sense of life of the city”retorts to AFP the deputy Aurélie found, in charge of party relations with the unions. “We have always respected the independence and autonomy of the unions”she says.
Several cities under surveillance. According to our information, the cities where ultra -works is established, in particular in Rennes, Nantes, Lyon, Toulouse, Dijon or Grenoble, are the subject of special surveillance. The authorities fear the emergence of Black Blocs, “With in particular ultras from other European countries”after “Many calls launched on social networks”specifies a police source in France Télévisions.
