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Under fire for allowing neo-Nazi rally, French Interior Minister Darmanin looks to ban them

A member of far-right group "Comité du 9 Mai" (May 9 committee) takes part in a rally to commemorate the death of ultranationist Sébastien Deyzieu on May 6, 2023. © Emmanuel Dunand, AFP

France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday he had asked local prefects to ban ultra-right-wing demonstrations after coming under criticism for allowing hundreds of far-right activists dressed in black to march through Paris at the weekend.

"We will let the courts decide if case law allows these demonstrations," Darmanin told the National Assembly, parliament's lower house.

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