November 5 Strike: CFDT and CGT denounce the conditions for organizing the demonstrations

Marylise Léon, CFDT's general secretary, criticized the organization of protests scheduled for November 5, highlighting issues with the Paris police prefecture's handling of approved routes. She condemned the last-minute cancellations of agreed routes, which she deemed unacceptable. Sophie Binet, CGT's secretary general, echoed these concerns, noting similar issues across 20 departments and warning of an authoritarian drift from the government. The inter-union group in Île-de-France has legally challenged the prefecture's potential ban on protests. Meanwhile, the government insists that protests can occur nationwide, despite criticisms from various organizations about the state's restrictive measures against dissent. They argue that the government is undermining the rule of law and using administrative tools to suppress protests.