France protests 2026: France is deploying 70,000 police officers as nationwide protests return on Halloween, driven by anger over the cost of living, public services, and President Emmanuel Macron's government. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has warned of a very high risk of unrest, two weeks after riots and looting caught security forces off guard in cities across France.
The protests gathered pace in late September as Macron's minority government began talks on the 2027 budget, with public debt approaching 120% of economic output. Students angry at dilapidated schools and an admissions system widely seen as unfair have been joined by trade unions and a re-emergent Yellow Vest movement. On Paris's main shopping boulevards, early Christmas lights now glow around boarded-up windows and security grilles, and the Chamber of Commerce estimates retailer losses at more than 1 billion euros. The unrest has also handed a political boost to far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who leads opinion polls ahead of April's presidential election, while the government pushes a controversial law making rioters liable for up to 10,000 euros in damage. The movement is spreading too: more than 160,000 people are expected at youth-led rallies in 34 German cities, including Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, on the same Saturday.
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