Hundreds of thousands march in France to protest against government

Home France 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 05:50 Issued on: 25/10/2026 - 10:29 Hundreds of thousands marched across France on Saturday protesting the rising cost of living and a lack of government resources for essential services like schools. While demonstrations in Paris started peacefully they ended with a heavy security response, with almost 1,000 arrested across the country. France 24 International Affairs Editor Oliver Farry shares further details. Keywords for this article Video content Video France Video content Video France 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