All types of demonstrations and gatherings have been banned on the public highway for the duration of the Cannes Film Festival by the region’s Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture governing body.
The festival has a history of acting as the backdrop to public protests and expectations are high that the 76th edition will be no exception amid heightened tensions over France’s controversial pension reforms.
The prefecture posted the ordinance, imposing the ban from May 16 to 27, on its website on Friday evening, saying it was necessary in order “to guarantee public order during an exceptionally big and international event”. “The available police forces will not be sufficient to prevent and contain all the public order disturbances that are likely to arise,” it said.
The French unions are currently part way through a 100-day campaign bannered “100 Days Of Anger! 100 Days To Win” protesting the state pension overhaul pushing up the retirement age to 64 by 2030, Last month, the main energy workers union issued a statement threatening to cut power supplies at big events like Cannes and Roland Garros tennis tournament, while the country’s unions had announced a series of joint protests during the film festival on May 19 and 21.
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