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Francia, rehén de la violencia callejera: las imágenes del caos

Bajo la premisa pacífica, como ya empieza a ser habitual, las protestas contra el coste de la vida en Francia terminaron con edificios públicos atacados, un ayuntamiento en llamas, negocios saqueados y mucha violencia que permitieron a la oscuridad apoderarse de la Ciudad de la Luz y otras urbes galas

Alejandro de Santiago
Alejandro de Santiago

Act. 18 oct. 2026 - 06:21

Protesters gather on the Champs-Elysees Avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in the background during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Un manifestante con máscara antigás sostiene una bandera francesa frente a una hoguera en el bulevar de los Capucines de París

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French riot Police officers stand guard as they operate in front of the Opera de Paris, in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Agentes de Policía empujan a un manifestante en la plaza de la Comédie de Lyon

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This photograph shows the Arc'Teryx shop ransacked and a fire in front during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Un manifestante sostiene una pancarta con el mensaje «Su poder sigue en pie mientras nuestra ira permanezca sentada» detrás de una barricada levantada con adoquines, entre nubes de gas lacrimógeno, durante las protestas en Lyon

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A protester feeds a fire with a material along the Canal Saint-Martin during ongoing protest action against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)

Un manifestante lanza una señal junto a una hoguera durante los disturbios registrados en Nantes

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Police officers run past a fire at the Boulevard des Capucines during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Agentes de la Policía francesa se enfrentan a un manifestante que intenta trepar la verja de una tienda Fnac en Nantes

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This photograph shows debris and damages following a rally to protest against the "high cost of living", on rue de Rivoli, in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Un incendio arrasa parte del ayuntamiento de Limoges

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Demonstrators feed a fire with materials on Boulevard Haussmann during ongoing protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Las llamas consumen el ayuntamiento de Limoges

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A protester stands in front of a fire near the Canal Saint-Martin during ongoing action against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)

Varias personas corren entre el humo en la plaza Masséna de Niza

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People run amid the smoke at the Place Massena during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Nice, southern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Un manifestante ondea una bandera francesa a los pies de la estatua de Masséna, en la plaza homónima de Niza

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Paris (France), 17/10/2026.- A man rides a bicycle past a fire in the street during a demonstration against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris, France, 17 October 2026. The nationwide mobilization brought together Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) activists, high school and university students, trade unions and other groups protesting rising living costs, fuel prices and deteriorating public services, while demanding improvements in education and school conditions. (Protestas, Francia) EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

El fuego de una barricada ilumina una calle de París

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Paris (France), 17/10/2026.- A man rides a bicycle past a fire in the street during a demonstration against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris, France, 17 October 2026. The nationwide mobilization brought together Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) activists, high school and university students, trade unions and other groups protesting rising living costs, fuel prices and deteriorating public services, while demanding improvements in education and school conditions. (Protestas, Francia) EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

Un ciclista pasa junto a una barricada en llamas durante las protestas en París

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Paris (France), 17/10/2026.- A street barricade burns as protesters clash with police during a demonstration against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris, France, 17 October 2026. The nationwide mobilization brought together Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) activists, high school and university students, trade unions and other groups protesting rising living costs, fuel prices and deteriorating public services, while demanding improvements in education and school conditions. (Protestas, Francia) EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

Una coche arde en la plaza de la República de París

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-FOTODELDÍA-PARÍS (Francia), 17/10/2026.- Un automóvil arde en la plaza de la República mientras estallan enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y la policía durante una protesta contra el aumento del coste de la vida y los recortes en los servicios públicos en París, Francia, el 17 de octubre de 2026 EFE/YOAN VALAT

Varios manifestantes prenden fuego a objetos en la calle frente a un supermercado, cerca de los Campos Elíseos de París

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PARIS (France), 17/10/2026.- Protesters light a fire outside a grocery store near the Champs-Elysees during a demonstration in Paris, France, 17 October 2026. The nationwide mobilization brings together Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) activists, high school and university students, trade unions and other groups protesting rising living costs, fuel prices and deteriorating public services, while demanding improvements in education and school conditions. (Protestas, Francia) EFE/EPA/YOAN VALAT

Un camarero trata de apartar varios botes de gas lacrimógeno durante los enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y policías en París

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Paris (France), 17/10/2026.- A cafe waiter tries to push back tear gas canisters during clashes between protesters and police at a demonstration against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris, France, 17 October 2026. The nationwide mobilization brought together Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) activists, high school and university students, trade unions and other groups protesting rising living costs, fuel prices and deteriorating public services, while demanding improvements in education and school conditions. (Protestas, Francia) EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

Manifestantes se concentran en la avenida de los Campos Elíseos de París, con el Arco del Triunfo al fondo

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A protestor with a gas mask holds a French flag in front of a fire at the Boulevard des Capucines during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Antidisturbios se movilizan en París

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French police officers confront protester climbing the fence of a fnac store during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Nantes, western France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP)

Un hombre con una máscara con forma de cabeza de animal circula en patinete

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A man wearing an animal face mask rides a scooter during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Manifestantes rompen los cristales de un establecimiento de la cadena de alimentación Picard en París

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Protesters break windows of a French food company 'Picard' shop during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

El escaparate de una tienda de la marca Arc'teryx en París, saqueada durante las protestas

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A demonstrator holds a placards which reads as "Their power stays standing as long as our anger stays seated" while standing among tear gas behind a barricade they built with street pavement during ongoing protest action against the "high cost of living", in Lyon, southeastern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

Los bomberos apagan un coche en llamas en el bulevar de los Capucines de París

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Firefighters extinguish a burning car at the Boulevard des Capucines during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Kiran RIDLEY / AFP)

Manifestantes apuntan con un láser hacia agentes antidisturbios de los CRS en las inmediaciones del bulevar Haussmann de París

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Demonstrators use a laser near Boulevard Haussmann as they face CRS riot police during ongoing protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Varios manifestantes arrojan objetos a una hoguera en el bulevar Haussmann de París

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Demonstrators feed a fire with materials on Boulevard Haussmann during ongoing protest against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Un manifestante alimenta una hoguera con objetos recogidos de la calle junto al canal de Saint-Martin, en París

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A protester throws a road pillar next to a fire during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Nantes, western France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP)

Varios manifestantes permanecen junto a una hoguera en las inmediaciones del canal de Saint-Martin, en París

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Protesters stand next to a fire along the Canal Saint-Martin during ongoing action against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)

Agentes antidisturbios franceses vigilan los alrededores de la Ópera de París durante las movilizaciones

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Police officers push a demonstrator place de la Comedie during ongoing protest action against the "high cost of living", in Lyon, southeastern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

Los bomberos trabajan para apagar un vehículo incendiado junto al canal de Saint-Martin, en París

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Firefighters extinguish a burning car along the Canal Saint-Martin during ongoing protest action against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)

Varios peatones pasan junto a una hoguera en las inmediaciones del canal de Saint-Martin, en París

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Protesters walk past a fire along the Canal Saint-Martin during ongoing action against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)

La silueta de un manifestante destaca frente a una hoguera junto al canal de Saint-Martin, en París

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A protester holds a French national flag at the foot of the Massena statue during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", at the Place Massena in Nice, southern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Un hombre pasa junto al escaparate roto de una tienda de Diesel en París

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A man walks past a broken woindow shop of Diesel following a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Varios peatones pasan junto a una persiana metálica cubierta de pintadas en el bulevar de los Capucines de París

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Pedestrians walk past a graffiti tags displayed on a store's security shutter following a rally called by "Yellow Vests" to protest against the "high cost of living", on the Boulevard des Capucines, in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Una mujer camina junto al escaparate roto de un establecimiento de Guess en París

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A woman walks past a broken woindow shop of Guess magazine following a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Botellas vacías y otros residuos se amontonan en una calle de París tras las protestas

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This photograph shows a pile of bottles and waste on a street following a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Agentes antidisturbios franceses detienen a un manifestante al término de la protesta convocada por los chalecos amarillos cerca de la Ópera de París

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French Police officers in riot gear detain a protester at the end of a rally called by "Yellow Vests" to protest against the "high cost of living", near the Opera de Paris, in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP)

Restos de mobiliario, botellas y otros desperdicios quedan esparcidos por la rue de Rivoli, en París

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This photograph shows a fire burning and destroying the city hall after a group of individuals forced entry into the building during ongoing protest action against the "high cost of living", in Limoges, central France on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Melaine PAYZAL / AFP)

Varios manifestantes arrojan objetos a una hoguera en el bulevar Haussmann de París

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