Paris braces for up to 60,000 protesters on November 7
French authorities expect up to 60,000 people to attend a Paris demonstration on November 7, linked to protests over falling purchasing power, according to BFMTV. Police are preparing for up to 400 radical participants. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez cited social media calls for violence, including attacks on state buildings and looting shops. A previous protest on November 5 drew about 65,000 people in Paris, per ministry statistics. The approved march route runs from Place de la République to Place de la Nation in eastern Paris. "Yellow vests" activists plan an unauthorized action at Place de la Concorde. Protests began in mid-September over school infrastructure, expanding to cost-of-living grievances, with curfews imposed in October.