Who's behind France's mass protests: students, yellow vests, and far-left groups

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Massive protests swept France on October 17-18, 2026, with 500,000 demonstrators, 2,397 arrests, and 997 injured police officers, prompting President Macron to blame far-left groups while foreign leaders cited immigration. The unrest began with student strikes in September over school conditions, expanding to public sector workers, firefighters, and farmers protesting low wages and fuel prices. Macron rejected his interior minister's resignation, and "yellow vest" activists have called for another mobilization on October 24, with far-right leader Marine Le Pen gaining voter support ahead of the 2027 presidential election.


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