Overview

• The Paris administrative court allowed the far-right Comité du 9 mai march but upheld the ban on an antifascist counter-demonstration, citing risks of ideological clashes.
• Approximately 1,000 far-right militants marched in Paris on May 10, displaying extremist symbols, chanting nationalist slogans, and being closely monitored by police.
• The march was largely incident-free, although isolated mortar fire from ultra-left counter-protesters occurred nearby.
• Authorities permitted a static antifascist counter-event, the 'village antifasciste,' at a distance of 1.2 kilometers from the march route, judging it less likely to provoke clashes.
• Thirteen individuals, including counter-protesters, were arrested during antifascist actions around the far-right demonstration, according to the Paris police prefecture.