'The marches went well' – French government on demonstrations a week after looting and violence
Summary
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on October 24 against the rising cost of living. Clashes in Paris and other cities led police to use tear gas and arrest nearly 1,000 people, while Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the marches went better than demonstrations a week earlier.Key Facts
- Authorities and the CGT union estimated turnout nationwide at between 410,000 and 800,000.
- Estimates for the main Paris march ranged from 110,000 to 250,000 people.
- Authorities deployed 70,000 security forces across France.
- Police used tear gas in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes.
- Nuñez said two people were seriously injured, one in Toulouse and one in Clermont-Ferrand.
- The previous week's unrest included vandalism of public buildings, looting at hundreds of shops and 2,700 arrests.
- The government imposed partial curfews in some areas and directed police to keep protesters away from city centres.
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