Euronews on the ground as hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Paris
The government has blamed the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party and Jean-Luc Mélenchon for what it says is stoking violence, an accusation the party denies.
The government has blamed the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party and Jean-Luc Mélenchon for what it says is stoking violence, an accusation the party denies.
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With the party leadership settled, all eyes are now on Marine Le Pen, who is preparing to lay out her vision for France at a major National Rally gathering in...
safety
Clashes broke out at the end of a Paris protest on Saturday after a largely peaceful march that drew 110,000 people, according to police, as fresh demonstrations took place across France....
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French anti-terror investigators said Saturday they have extended the detention of a man suspected of opening fire in the Paris suburbs a day earlier, killing one person and wounding five....
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French police deployed Centaure armoured vehicles in Paris and Marseille on Saturday as authorities stepped up security during protests over the rising cost of living....
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Pensioners are marching in Madrid on Saturday to demand decent pensions, indexation to inflation and an end to the gender gap, as parallel rallies in France and Italy prompt tighter security....
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Organisers said more than 800,000 took part in demonstrations across the country, with 250,000 in Paris alone. Authorities said 410,000 demonstrated nationwide. They protested over the high cost of living and lack of funding for education....
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Like the city's mayor Ali Rabeh, residents interviewed by Le Monde saw the attack that killed and injured several passersby in the town west of Paris on Friday morning as the consequence of rhetoric blaming Muslims and people of African descent for all France's problems....
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France's Yellow Vest movement, which has helped organise protests rocking the country, called Saturday for new demonstrations on October 31.
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The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, joined left-wing politicians and trade union leaders in Orléans as Marine Le Pen's party gathered ahead of the 2027 presidential election....
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By projecting the image of a leader active on all fronts throughout the week to ensure that the unrest of the October 17 protests would not be repeated, the French president has exposed himself to a major political risk. Any unrest over this weekend could further undermine his po...
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From the violence that shook the country on Saturday to the foreign commentators who tried to use it for their own advantage, via the French enthusiasm for 'blood and gore' Halloween events and some extremely cheesy pop, here's what we have been talking about in France this week....
safety
Police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital as well as in Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes. 'Nearly 1,000' people were arrested, a number that 'will rise' as more figures come in, authorities said....
