Europe 1 08:53, April 28, 2023

The police will be strongly mobilized throughout the day of May 1st. A historic mobilization is planned on the side of the Ministry of the Interior. 12,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed in France according to figures announced by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, invited this Friday morning at the microphone of Europe 1.

The traditional gatherings of May 1st will be this year in a sensitive context. While the country is in full protest against the pension reform, excesses are to be feared everywhere in France. The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announced a historic mobilization of the ministry with 12,000 police and gendarmes deployed on the territory, including 5,000 in Paris. The government's goal will be to "protect protesters and arrest troublemakers."

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