In pictures: France protests draw 146,000 as clashes erupt for fourth straight weekend

Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Key Points France's Interior Ministry counted 146,000 demonstrators nationwide Saturday, including 46,000 in Paris, as protests entered a fourth consecutive weekend. Police used tear gas during clashes at the end of the Paris march, while authorities reported at least 360 arrests nationwide. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is due to meet labor and employer representatives Monday to discuss wages and purchasing power. Protesters clashed with police in France on Saturday as demonstrations over living costs and public services entered a fourth consecutive weekend and drew students, trade unions and members of the revived "Yellow Vest" movement onto the streets. The country's Interior Ministry counted 146,000 demonstrators nationwide, including 46,000 in Paris. A youth union alliance put attendance at 250,000 nationally and 75,000 in the capital. At least 360 people were arrested across the country, AFP reported , citing a ministry tally. Police used tear gas against people throwing projectiles as the main Paris march ended at Place de la Nation, per AFP . Garbage cans were set alight as protesters and police clashed in several cities, according to Le Monde . Police blocked a separate, banned Yellow Vest gathering at Place de la Concorde and arrested two movement leaders, Le Monde reported. The Yellow Vests emerged in 2018 in opposition to fuel-tax increases, before broadening into a movement protesting high living costs and the policies of President Emmanuel Macron. The turnout was lower than on the previous three weekends. It was also below union-led demonstrations on Nov. 5, when the Interior Ministry counted 575,000 people nationwide. The protests began in late September with high-school students demanding better conditions, before university students and unions joined. This weekend's protests come after French lawmakers rejected the revenue section of the 2027 budget, as the government wrestles with addressing public anger while trying to rein in its finances. The government's original proposal now goes to the Senate, which is scheduled to begin debating it Nov. 20 . Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is due to meet labor and employer representatives Monday to discuss wages and purchasing power. LILLE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 7: Riot Police carried a man during a demonstration organized by French trade unions and Yellow Vests in Lille, France, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by Ioannis Alexopoulos/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A protester is struck with a baton during a demonstration organized by the Gilet Jeunes movement against the high cost of living in Rennes, France, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by Vernault Quentin/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 07: Police officers detain a demonstrator at Place de la Nation during a protest over economic concerns organized by a coalition of student organisations and trade unions on November 07, 2026 in Paris, France. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to show their anger and maintain pressure in the wake of government meeting next week. Protests have created a maelstrom of economic anxieties and anti-government sentiment ahead of next spring's elections. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images) Elke Scholiers | Getty Images News | Getty Images PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 07: Police officers clash with demonstrators at Place de la Nation during a protest over economic concerns organized by a coalition of student organisations and trade unions on November 07, 2026 in Paris, France. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to show their anger and maintain pressure in the wake of government meeting next week. Protests have created a maelstrom of economic anxieties and anti-government sentiment ahead of next spring's elections. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images) Elke Scholiers | Getty Images News | Getty Images PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 07: Demonstrators march towards Place de la Nation during a protest over economic concerns organized by a coalition of student organisations and trade unions on November 07, 2026 in Paris, France. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to show their anger and maintain pressure in the wake of government meeting next week. Protests have created a maelstrom of economic anxieties and anti-government sentiment ahead of next spring's elections. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images) Elke Scholiers | Getty Images News | Getty Images MARSEILLE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 7: Thousands of people gather at Porte D'aix after gathering at Reformes Square on November 7, 2026 in Marseille, France. Protests over deteriorating public services and the cost of living continue across France, with demonstrators taking to the streets for a fourth consecutive weekend. The protests were initially sparked by a student campaign to blockade schools over dissatisfaction with conditions in the French education system. The previous demonstrations, although largely peaceful, have seen thousands arrested and some incidents of violence. (Photo by Sener Yilmaz Aslan/Getty Images) Sener Yilmaz Aslan | Getty Images News | Getty Images MARSEILLE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 7: A group of protesters organize an unauthorized march after the permitted march route ends, and the police intervene using tear gas and water cannons on November 7, 2026 in Marseille, France. Protests over deteriorating public services and the cost of living continue across France, with demonstrators taking to the streets for a fourth consecutive weekend. The protests were initially sparked by a student campaign to blockade schools over dissatisfaction with conditions in the French education system. The previous demonstrations, although largely peaceful, have seen thousands arrested and some incidents of violence. (Photo by Sener Yilmaz Aslan/Getty Images) Sener Yilmaz Aslan | Getty Images News | Getty Images MARSEILLE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 7: People gather in Reformes Square prior marching towards the Porte d'Aix on November 7, 2026 in Marseille, France. Protests over deteriorating public services and the cost of living continue across France, with demonstrators taking to the streets for a fourth consecutive weekend. The protests were initially sparked by a student campaign to blockade schools over dissatisfaction with conditions in the French education system. The previous demonstrations, although largely peaceful, have seen thousands arrested and some incidents of violence. (Photo by Sener Yilmaz Aslan/Getty Images) Sener Yilmaz Aslan | Getty Images News | Getty Images MARSEILLE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 7: A group of protesters throw rubbish bins into the fire at La Plaine Square on November 7, 2026 in Marseille, France. Protests over deteriorating public services and the cost of living continue across France, with demonstrators taking to the streets for a fourth consecutive weekend. The protests were initially sparked by a student campaign to blockade schools over dissatisfaction with conditions in the French education system. The previous demonstrations, although largely peaceful, have seen thousands arrested and some incidents of violence. (Photo by Sener Yilmaz Aslan/Getty Images) Sener Yilmaz Aslan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Several thousand people march through Rennes, France, on November 7, 2026, during a demonstration organized by the ''Gilet Jeunes'' movement against the high cost of living, in support of democracy and the protection of public services. (Photo by Vernault Quentin/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.