Youth-Led Protests Erupt Across France and Europe for a Third Consecutive Weekend

10/31/2026

About 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed across the country after French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a "very high risk" of disorder.

10/31/2026

The government estimated 320,000 people joined demonstrations nationwide, with clashes erupting in Paris as youth-led protests over education, living costs and housing spread across Europe.

10/31/2026

Hundreds of thousands of mostly young protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday in a third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over living costs and education. Youth-led...

10/31/2026

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a "very high risk" of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween, as some 320,000 people nationwide took to the streets.(Image credit: Aurelien...