More than 400.000 protest across France

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 02:20 Issued on: 25/10/2026 - 10:32Modified: 25/10/2026 - 10:33 Saturday’s demonstrations across France were largely peaceful, easing fears of a repeat of the violence seen last weekend. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand action on the rising cost of living and more funding for public services, with students, workers and retirees marching side by side. Many say their anger shows no sign of fading. The government put turnout at 410,000 nationwide, while the CGT union estimated the figure was almost twice as high. Here’s Jack Pownall with more. 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 Sport Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France