Why Are There Protests in France? NYT - Top Stories By: Amelia Nierenberg and Catherine Porter 19 October 2026 at 18:30 France imposed scattered curfews on Monday after weekend protests over living costs and poor school conditions devolved into riots. © Jeff Pachoud/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesForensic officers examining the tourist office in Lyon, France.
Why Are There Protests in France? NYT - Top Stories By: Lynsey Chutel · Zane Irwin and Catherine Porter 17 October 2026 at 19:56 Student demonstrations converged on Saturday with a broader protest movement against rising living costs, heightening a national reckoning. © Abdul Saboor/ReutersClashes between demonstrators and the police in Paris during nationwide protests on Saturday.
How Bally Bagayoko, a 53-Year-Old Mayor, Became the Face of France’s Youth Protests NYT - Top Stories By: Catherine Porter 17 October 2026 at 05:26 Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of a working-class suburb near Paris, has been a regular presence at student demonstrations, prompting both applause and condemnation.