Macron prohibits the demonstration of yellow vests in various parts of Paris

The Prime Minister Édouard Philippe He added that the measure applied to the districts of Paris, Bordeaux and Toulouse that were "most affected" by the demonstrations. He also announced that the chief of police Michel Delpuech will be replaced this week by the prefect Didier Lallement, head of the department of Gironde, whose capital is in Bordeaux.

Philippe announced the measures after a meeting with the president Emmanuel Macron and security officials to prevent the violence of last Saturday from happening again.

On that day, protesters lit fires, looted luxury goods stores and attacked police officers on Avenue des Champs-Elysees.

The restriction is will also be valid on Place Pey Berland in Bordeaux and Capitole in Toulouse, where there were repeated violent incidents during the four months of protests.

In addition, it was decided that the security forces would have greater autonomy to act and would proceed to "immediate dispersal" in case of vandalism, according to what Philippe announced. He added that the police would have additional means, such as drones and video images, and will increase fines for participating in a prohibited protest.