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15,000 March in France as 70,000 Police Are Deployed

About 15,000 people joined 65 protest actions across France by 2 p.m. Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, in a third weekend of student-led marches against the cost of living, with the situation “generally calm.” Around 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed nationwide. Protests were banned from city centres, and curfews were imposed in some districts. The ministry reported 27 arrests by 2 p.m., compared with 217 on Oct. 24.

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Original TruthRank graphic (no photos or logos). Reported independently by France 24 and Euronews; turnout and arrest figures are the French Interior Ministry’s, as of 2 p.m. Paris time. Totals may change.
Original TruthRank graphic (no photos or logos). Reported independently by France 24 and Euronews; turnout and arrest figures are the French Interior Ministry’s, as of 2 p.m. Paris time. Totals may change.Graphic: TruthRank (original; no photos or logos)

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  • About 15,000 people joined 65 protest actions across France by 2 p.m. Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, in a third weekend of student-led marches against the cost of living, with the situation “generally calm.” Around 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed nationwide.
  • Protests were banned from city centres, and curfews were imposed in some districts.
  • The ministry reported 27 arrests by 2 p.m., compared with 217 on Oct. 24.

Confirmed by 2 independent outlets: France 24 and Euronews.

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Plus the primary source: French Interior Ministry figures.
✓France 24 Counted
https://www.france24.com/fr/france/20261031-31-octobre-en-direct-70-000-policiers-mobilis%C3%A9s-pour-un-acte-iii-%C3%A0-risque-tr%C3%A8s-%C3%A9lev%C3%A9-en-pleine-f%C3%AAte-d-halloween
✓Euronews Counted
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/31/france-to-deploy-70000-security-personnel-as-it-prepares-for-halloween-protests

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