Yellow Vests plan pot-banging protests outside French parliament over 'authoritarian drift'

The Yellow Vests movement is calling for "casserolades" (pot-banging protests) outside the National Assembly and parliamentarians' offices on Friday, October 30, ahead of a new day of mobilization, according to a statement released Sunday. The coordination group condemns what it calls an "authoritarian drift" by President Emmanuel Macron's government, citing bans on demonstrations, curfews, and closed city centers. They also plan a minute of silence for "victims of police and the far right" and speeches for victims of a racist attack in Yvelines on October 23. The Friday gathering was declared to the prefecture on Sunday, and the movement has called for another mobilization day on Saturday, October 31, with rallies and sit-ins planned outside the National Assembly and town halls.