# France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/france-prepares-for-day-of-protest-a-week-after-nationwide-riots/
- Published: 2026-10-24T04:03:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T05:08:11+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj62yv5k0w4yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- France expects a second day of nationwide protests.
- 70,000 police officers are to be deployed.
- Cities are imposing different restrictions on demonstrations.

## Summary

France is preparing for another nationwide day of protest after last Saturday’s demonstrations escalated into some of the country’s worst unrest in decades. The government has imposed restrictions and raised security levels as opposition parties criticise its handling of the earlier violence, while organisers say protests will go ahead.

The interior ministry plans to deploy 70,000 police officers, and hundreds of demonstrations have been listed across the country. Some cities have banned gatherings, while others have allowed authorised marches; in Paris, museums will close, a football match has been postponed, and businesses have boarded up windows. The protests began with students and unions and have drawn support from wider anti-government groups, including the revived yellow-vest movement.

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