Some cities including Lyon and Nice have banned all protests, and the French president said only authorised demos would be allowed.
“The general recommendation is that there should be no protests in the coming days,” Mr.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that “illegitimate” protests would be banned in the coming days and blamed “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend’s riots and .
France is facing a mounting economic crisis that pushed its 10-year government bond yield to a new 24-year high on Thursday.
Protesters have focused their anger on French President Emmanuel Macron, who they blame for the rising cost of living and record-high oil prices.
Thursday’s planned demonstrations are outlawed in parts of Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble.
Weeks of student-led protests over conditions in French schools spiraled into violent protests across the country in recent days.
Protests broke out in France and several European countries as people railed against living costs, poor schooling conditions, and a housing crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that "illegitimate" protests would be banned in the coming days and blamed "seditious" ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend's riots and looting.
Over 500,000 people took part in protests in France over the weekend, which became marred by violence, amid demonstrations against rising living costs.
Greta Thunberg urged followers to mobilize for Paris protests days before demonstrations turned violent, joining a vast network of 54 organizations.
Protests by young people in northern cities ended in riots as farmers and truckers in the south, angered by high gas prices, stopped commercial traffic.