Protests continue in France marked by clashes between authorities and demonstrators

Published at: 24/10/2026 04:39 PM

This Saturday, October 24, France experienced a new and tense day of mass mobilizations, in the midst of a deep social crisis marked by protests against the high cost of living.

The demonstrations follow the violent days of October 17, which resulted in serious riots, looting and fires in various Gallic locations, placing the country in one of the most unstable scenarios in recent years, details the news agency RT.

To contain the escalation of violence, the Ministry of the Interior deployed a security operation of unprecedented dimensions that included more than 70. 000 police and gendarmes deployed throughout the national territory. In addition, President Emmanuel Macron decreed the prohibition of demonstrations not organized by trade union federations, a measure that led many merchants to shield their establishments with wooden panels and metal curtains or to resort to private security services to prevent looting.

According to the most recent reports provided by French authorities at the close of the afternoon, about 410. 000 people mobilized across the country. The human tide marched through the main avenues of Paris and important continental cities in rejection of economic pressures on households. Police interventions left a preliminary balance of almost 1. 000 people arrested,

Mazo News Team