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More than 100,000 rally across France in new Yellow Vest protests

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Summary

  • More than 100,000 people joined Yellow Vest and youth-movement rallies across France on 14 November 2026 against the cost of living.
  • The Interior Ministry counted 106,000 protesters nationwide, including 24,000 in Paris, down from 146,000 nationwide the previous week; student unions put turnout at 200,000.
  • France has seen high-school blockades, demonstrations, and strikes for over a month, with protests against living costs, low wages, educational standards, and police violence.
  • Clashes and tear gas were reported in Marseille, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux, and Paris; Marseille had banned weekend protests, but about 3,500 people marched there.
  • The government promised to raise the minimum wage by 0.6 percent, which unions rejected as insufficient.
  • French unions have called a new day of strikes for 17 November 2026.

Reactions

  • French unions rejected the government's promised 0.6 percent minimum wage increase as 'crumbs' and called a day of strikes for 17 November.
  • The Yellow Vest tracking website 17octobregiletjaune.net said protesters would 'celebrate their eight years' on roundabouts and toll booths on 17 November.
  • The Marseille prefecture announced about 3,500 people protested despite the weekend protest ban.
  • Student unions put the 14 November turnout at 200,000 people, including almost 100,000 in Paris, higher than official figures.
  • The French government promised to increase the minimum wage by 0.6 percent.
  • The Ministry of the Interior reported turnout fell to 106,000 nationwide from 146,000 the previous week.

Timeline newest first

  1. The first major protest on 17 October 2026 saw looting in cities across France, after which police presence and transport controls were expanded.

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  • More than 100,000 rally across France in new Yellow Vest protestsaljazeera.com· 2h

    More than 100,000 people joined Yellow Vest and youth-movement rallies across France against the cost of living, with authorities reporting largely calm protests and turnout down from the previous week while student unions put the numbers higher. Clashes and tear gas were reported in Marseille, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux and Paris despite a protest ban in Marseille, and unions called a new day of strikes for 17 November.