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Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing

Authorities said 410,000 to 800,000 people joined rallies as police made nearly 1,000 arrests and clashed with black-clad extremists.

  • On Saturday, nationwide protests across France against rising living costs drew between 410,000 and 800,000 participants, with authorities deploying 70,000 security forces to manage the rallies across the country.
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported nearly 1,000 arrests Saturday as police faced 'an extremely elevated level of violence' from black-clad extremists throwing projectiles and fireworks to provoke clashes.
  • Far-Left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, marching in Paris, warned President Macron 'is going to understand that this is going to repeat itself every week,' while Nunez said around 500 individuals identified as rioters were involved.
  • Beyond France, clashes erupted in Italy and Spain over public service cuts and rising costs, prompting Italian authorities to mobilize 500 troops to Milan following street violence.
  • With France heading to the polls in six months to choose a successor to Macron after 10 years, protesters remain defiant; one 20-year-old demonstrator in Lyon, Silem, claimed prohibiting demonstrations signals 'a regime that is fascist.
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On October 24, massive protests erupted in France over issues such as inflation, unemployment, wages, pensions, and school funding. Thousands took to the streets in several cities, including the capital, Paris.

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The demonstration day of Saturday 24 October for the purchasing power and defence of public services brought together between 410,000 and 800,000 people in France. It took place globally in a calm, far from the violence of last week. Follow live the news related to social mobilization.

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TF1 INFO broke the news on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
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