800,000 protest across France over cost of living

Around 800,000 people participated in protests across France against the high cost of living, according to a final tally released by the organizations that called for the demonstrations. The CGT union initially estimated 500,000 participants, but later endorsed the 800,000 figure from youth groups and the "yellow vests" website as turnout grew in cities like Montpellier, Strasbourg, Lille, Bordeaux, Nantes, and Marseille. In Bordeaux, the state representative's residence was looted, prompting intervention by the elite RAID police unit, while Paris saw violent clashes with police using tear gas against masked protesters shouting "Macron, resign." The protests aimed to revive the "yellow vests" movement from 2018 against social injustice. Authorities recorded 140 protest actions outside Paris by noon involving over 30,000 people, with at least 166 arrests nationwide.