A new demonstration is being planned on the streets of Paris this Saturday, October 31, 2026. Following the protests on October 17 and 24, the Yellow Vests coordination group intends to continue the movement against the rising cost of living and in defense of civil liberties. This time, the organizers want to march through the heart of the capital. According to our colleagues at Le Parisien, the route filed by the Yellow Vests would start at Place de la Bastille and head to Place de la Concorde, near the National Assembly. The route was submitted to the Paris police headquarters on Tuesday, October 27, the newspaper reports, but remains subject to possible restrictions.
According to information revealed by Le Parisien this Tuesday, October 27, the Yellow Vests coordination group has officially filed its demonstration notice with the Paris police prefecture. The requested route would pass through several central Paris neighborhoods. Here are the main stages of the proposed route:
This route would take protesters close to several particularly busy shopping and tourist areas, including the areas around Opéra and La Madeleine. Note that, as of October 27, this route reflects the organizers’ request and is not a route definitively approved by the authorities.
But will the yellow vests actually be able to march along this route? Nothing is certain yet. According to Le Parisien, the notice was received by the police prefecture, but no final decision on the route was known as of Tuesday morning.
A far from insignificant point. During the previous two days of mobilization, the authorities had already rejected several routes proposed by the organizers. On Saturday, October 24, the route initially planned between Bastille and Nation was ultimately replaced by one between Porte d’Italie and Porte de Vincennes.
The Yellow Vest coordination seems determined this time to defend its route. Speaking to Le Parisien, David Libeskind, a lawyer and member of the movement, says a complaint could be filed for infringing the right to demonstrate if the Prefecture once again refuses to allow the procession through the center of the capital.
This third day of protests continues the movement launched on October 17. While purchasing power and the high cost of living remain concerns, the organizers are also emphasizing civil liberties.
In their appeal published on October 24, the Yellow Vests are calling, among other things, for curfews to be lifted, protesters who have been arrested to be granted amnesty, and investigations into the violence they attribute to law enforcement.
The coordination group initially called for rallies and sit-ins outside the National Assembly and town halls across France on October 31. A "pot-and-pan protest" is also planned for Friday, October 30, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. outside the National Assembly, ahead of Saturday’s mobilization.
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