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France heads into third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe

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On October 31, 2026, France prepared for a third weekend of protests against high living costs and poor education conditions, deploying 70,000 police to manage the demonstrations. Nationwide, about 410,000 protesters turned out in largely peaceful rallies, but more than 1,300 arrests were made. The movement began with student protests over school conditions and has spread across Europe, including Germany where an initiative called “Gen Z regelt” is organizing protests in 30 cities to address issues like education, health, climate protection, and affordable living.
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Since mid-September, students in France began protesting against poor conditions in public high schools, which quickly spread nationwide. The movement includes high schoolers, university students, and has expanded to include public sector workers and climate activists. On October 31, the French interior minister announced the deployment of 70,000 police officers across the country to prepare for planned protests coinciding with Halloween, citing a "very high risk" of disorder. This marks the third consecutive weekend of demonstrations focused on rising living costs and educational reforms. Protests have already seen incidents of looting and rioting in Paris and other cities, prompting authorities to take stringent measures such as rerouting marches and barring entry to areas previously hit by unrest.

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President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (October 26, 2026) that marches would stay out of city centres to protect shops. Police also barred entry to Place de la Republique and Les Halles, both hit by rioting and looting on October 17, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Saturday (October 31, 2026) and Sunday (November 1, 2026).
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🔮 President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (October 26, 2026) that marches would stay out of city centres to protect shops. Police also barred entry to Place de la Republique and Les Halles, both hit by rioting and looting on October 17, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Saturday (October 31, 2026) and Sunday (November 1, 2026).

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France prepared on Saturday (October 31, 2026) for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes and rerouting the Paris march to the capital's edge as youth-led demonstrations spread across Europe. asserted
demonstrations → prepare → Europe
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a “very high risk” of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween. Paris police banned union and “yellow vest” marches through the city centre, ordering demonstrations to follow a single route along the capital's outer boulevards, from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton. asserted
police → warn → Charenton
Unions and student groups challenged the restrictions in court, but lost. asserted
Unions → challenge → court
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (October 26, 2026) that marches would stay out of city centres to protect shops. Police also barred entry to Place de la Republique and Les Halles, both hit by rioting and looting on October 17, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Saturday (October 31, 2026) and Sunday (November 1, 2026). asserted
Police → say → Saturday
Unaccompanied minors face a separate 9 p.m. curfew around the Champs-Elysees. asserted
minors → face → Elysees
A Paris court on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) suspended an earlier curfew on minors as a serious and illegal infringement of freedom of movement. asserted
court → suspend → movement
The movement began with high school students protesting school conditions and broadened into anger over living costs. asserted
students → begin → costs
Authorities counted about 550,000 protesters nationwide on October 17, when rioters looted hundreds of shops, and 410,000 last Saturday (October 31, 2026), when rallies were largely peaceful but police made more than 1,300 arrests. asserted
police → count → arrests
In Germany, a youth initiative called “Gen Z regelt” — roughly “Gen Z's got this” — urged protests in some 30 cities “for education, health, climate protection and an affordable life,” and against any return of military conscription. asserted
's → call → conscription
Organisers said more than 140,000 people had signed up online. asserted
people → say → ?
Berlin police expected about 10,000 people at the Brandenburg Gate. asserted
police → expect → Gate
Some shops on the Kurfuerstendamm boulevard boarded up their windows, although authorities said they were unaware of specific threats of violence. asserted
they → board → violence
Protests were expected to begin in the early afternoon. asserted
Protests → expect → afternoon
In Barcelona, Spain, Catalan police planned to activate their highest-level alert after an anonymous TikTok network called Blocus urged new gatherings. asserted
network → plan → gatherings
Rioting there last Saturday (October 24, 2026) led to about 130 arrests, mostly of minors. asserted
Rioting → lead → minors
Italian police were on alert after clashes in Milan, Turin and Bologna, and calls to protest circulated on TikTok in Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. asserted
calls → protest → Belgium
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