In Photos: Protests Sweep France As Rising Costs And Far-Right Politics Draw Crowds
Protesters demonstrated against rising living costs in Paris, while demonstrations unfolded around the far-right Rassemblement National congress in Orléans, prompting heightened security measures across France.
Protesters attends a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Police officers patrol the empty Place de la Bastille ahead of a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Police trucks are parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe ahead of a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Protester holds a cross reading, “Love will triumph,” during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Protesters take part in a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Protesters and students chant slogans during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Students behind a banner reading in French "mobilized" march during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Students behind a banner reading in French "students" march during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Students chant slogans during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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