On Saturday 6 May, some 600 ultra-right activists demonstrated in Paris to mark the 29th anniversary of the death of one of their own. The left violently denounced this demonstration, accusing the government of "double standards" The Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin announced that he had "instructed the prefects" to issue prohibition orders when activists or collective of the extreme right or ultra- right will file declarations of demonstrations.
"We will let the courts decide whether the case law will allow these demonstrations to take place," he added.