# More than 140,000 rally as new protests against rising costs sweep France

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-than-140000-rally-as-new-protests-against-rising-costs-sweep-france/
- Published: 2026-11-07T20:12:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T21:38:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/7/more-than-140000-rally-as-new-protests-against-rising-costs-sweep-france?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Protests against rising costs continued across France for a fourth weekend.
- Turnout estimates ranged from 146,000 to 250,000 nationwide.
- Demonstrations are unfolding ahead of April’s presidential election.

## Summary

About 146,000 people, according to France’s Interior Ministry, protested nationwide on Saturday against rising living costs, with demonstrations continuing for a fourth weekend. The rallies show how a student-led movement over conditions in schools has broadened into wider anger over living standards and pressure for better pay and services.

Unions estimated the turnout at 250,000, including 75,000 in Paris, compared with 575,000 at a union-organised rally days earlier. Around 70,000 security personnel were deployed; clashes and tear gas were reported in Paris and Lyon. The protests come ahead of April’s presidential election, as candidates including Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon campaign.

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