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More than 1,800 people have been arrested across France after nationwide cost-of-living demonstrations spiraled into the country’s worst civil unrest in years. On October 17, 2026, between 550,000 and 800,000 people took to the streets to support weeks-long student strikes over teacher shortages and poor school conditions, which quickly expanded into a massive grievance movement against inflation, public spending cuts, and falling living standards.
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