France: Clashes erupt as protests sweep across cities

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. Issued on: 24/10/2026 - 19:50Modified: 24/10/2026 - 19:58 🇫🇷 The Ministry of the Interior estimates at least 410,000 people rallied across France for Saturday’s protests against the high cost of living, including 110,000 in Paris. Meanwhile, reported nearly 800,000 demonstrators and 250,000 in the capital. The situation in Paris remained largely "calm" during the day, while clashes broke out in other cities following attempts to enter unauthorised areas. Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Italy Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video Sport Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France