France braces for new wave of protests, govt warns of 'very high' violence risk

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:29 Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 15:35 France's interior minister on Thursday warned of a "very high risk of public disorder" and announced the deployment of around 70,000 police officers for a new wave of protests this weekend. France has been rocked by widespread anger over the rising cost of living and inequality, with nationwide demonstrations on October 17 degenerating into some of the country's worst rioting in years. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi tells us more. Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa