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France hit by third straight weekend of tear-gas protests over living costs

Police fired tear gas and water cannon as roughly 320,000 people marched nationwide, with renewed clashes and a fire in Paris.

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What to know

  • France has now had three consecutive weekends of nationwide protests over living costs and economic inequality, each ending in clashes in Paris despite largely peaceful marches elsewhere.
  • Turnout estimates are contested: the government put the second weekend's nationwide figure at 410,000 while the CGT union claimed over 800,000; the third weekend was estimated at about 320,000 nationwide, 70,000 in Paris.
  • Security has escalated each weekend, with up to 70,000 police deployed, tear gas, water cannon, baton charges, over 1,300 arrests in one weekend, and businesses and museums closing preemptively.
  • Protests continue to build pressure ahead of France's April–May 2027 presidential election, with the Yellow Vests movement among groups calling for further demonstrations.

Laurent Nuñez French Interior MinisterCGT Trade union co-organizing protestsYellow Vests movement Protest movement originally formed in 2018French police and gendarmes Security forces

France hit by third straight weekend of tear-gas protests over living costs
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  1. 4

    Fire breaks out amid renewed clashes in Paris

    A fire broke out during the Paris protest as police continued deploying tear gas against demonstrators, according to reporting on the third weekend of unrest.

    “France's government has estimated that around 320,000 people are believed to have been taking part in demonstrations across the country, including some 70,000 in Paris.”
    — Sky News, Broadcast correspondent report · source

    1. 3 outlets first by Yahoo, 7d ago · also Times of Israel, Al Jazeera · read ↗

    • thejapantimes@mastodon.social

      Clashes erupted in Paris and other French cities on Saturday after hundreds of thousands of people staged a third weekend of protests at soaring living costs. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/ 01/world/clashes-protest-france/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # worldnews # france # europe

      thejapantimes@mastodon.socialMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Police fire tear gas as 320,000 march in third weekend of unrest

    France's government estimated around 320,000 people took part in demonstrations nationwide, including about 70,000 in Paris; police deployed tear gas on roughly 15,000 demonstrators in the capital as some protesters threw missiles.

    “Police in Paris have deployed tear gas on around 15,000 demonstrators in the French capital, where protests have started to turn violent.”
    — @SkyNews

    1. 2 outlets first by Yahoo, 7d ago · also Toowoomba Chronicle · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet Tear gas, water cannon, clashes: France hit by third weekend of protests

      first by Times of India, 7d ago

    • Police in Paris have deployed tear gas on around 15,000 demonstrators in the French capital, where protests have started to turn violent. Sky's @AliBunkallSKY reports from Paris. https://t.co/OpUd32Llv9 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

      @SkyNewsX7d ago61▲view on X ↗
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    Police tear-gas students protesting France's education system

    Separate from the weekend marches, police used tear gas to disperse student demonstrators protesting against the education system.

    1. 2 outlets Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters in Paris

      first by The Hindu, 13d ago · also The Economic Times

      1 more headline
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    Second weekend march draws hundreds of thousands, ends in clashes

    The Interior Ministry estimated 410,000 participants nationwide (the CGT union put it above 800,000), including roughly 110,000 in Paris; a largely peaceful march turned violent near Porte de Vincennes, with 1,314 arrests nationwide and 53 officers injured.

    “accused groups he described as belonging to the far left and radical left of seeking to provoke disorder…”
    — Laurent Nuñez, Interior Minister
  7. background

    First weekend of protests ends in looting and violence — An initial wave of demonstrations against living costs saw widespread looting and damage to businesses, prompting the government to significantly increase security for subsequent weekends.

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  1. 2 outlets Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets

    first by SCMP, 7d ago · also Japan Times

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  2. 2 outlets Tear gas fired, 1000 arrested as protests erupt across Paris

    first by The Courier Mail, 14d ago · also Newsweek

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