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Protests in France over the cost of living: Macron's statements, arrest and injury tolls

France witnessed wide demonstrations against the high cost of living, during which the French president and prime minister stressed that the authorities would not allow any political agenda to be imposed through violence and would confront those they described as spreaders of chaos. The French interior minister announced successive figures on the numbers of demonstrators, arrests and injuries among security forces.

📍 Where things stand: French official statements continue, and the interior ministry announced in its latest tally the arrest of 2,397 people and the injury of 997 security personnel.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 17 Oct 2026, 19:11 The French prime minister affirmed that his country will not allow any political agenda to be imposed through violence, in a statement related to the situation in France.
  2. 17 Oct 2026, 21:08 The French president declared that there is no place for violence in France, affirming that the authorities will confront those he described as spreaders of chaos and will face those who spread chaos and prevent peaceful demonstrators from expressing their demands.
  3. 17 Oct 2026, 21:14 The French interior minister said that 550,000 people demonstrated against the high cost of living, including 110,000 in Paris, while the Paris police reported the arrest of 191 people during the protests, most of them minors.
  4. 17 Oct 2026, 22:10 French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to pursue and punish those involved in the protests.
  5. 18 Oct 2026, 12:08 The French interior minister announced the arrest of more than 1,800 people during the protests in France, without further details on the locations or timing of the protests or the nature of the arrests.
  6. 18 Oct 2026, 14:45 The French interior minister announced that the violence resulted in more than 600 police, gendarmerie and firefighters being injured.
  7. 18 Oct 2026, 21:51 The French interior ministry announced the arrest of 2,397 people and the injury of 997 security personnel as a result of the violence in the country.
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