Hundreds of thousands protest in France for "Act III"

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 01:39 Issued on: 01/11/2026 - 10:35 A heavy police presence was hard to miss on the streets of Paris on Saturday, as the capital saw demonstrations for a third consecutive weekend over the rising cost of living and deteriorating conditions in schools. But the increased security failed to prevent clashes in several parts of the city. Riot police fired tear gas to push back protesters, while small fires broke out in several areas. Similar scenes unfolded across the country, including in Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille. Still, the demonstrations were largely less violent than the chaos witnessed on October 17. Caroline Baum has this round-up of the day's events. Keywords for this article Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video Europe Vi...