Who are France’s rioters and what do they want? | BBC News

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Who are France’s rioters and what do they want? | BBC News

A major day of protests in France on Saturday turned into rioting and looting.

Some 550,000 demonstrators took to the streets for largely peaceful protests, and French President Emmanuel Macron said a distinction must be drawn between the "legitimate demands" of protesters and "those who destroyed, smashed and looted".

So – what are their demands? And will they be met?

In this video…
0:00 – Montage
0:48 – What happened in France over the weekend
1:39 – Where the protests took place across France
2:26 – Business owner says more than a hundred thousand Euros worth of goods were stolen
3:20 – Why are people protesting?
4:06 – Who are the people taking part?
5:01 – AI videos going viral
6:46 – Powers for partial curfews in some French cities
7:34 – Impact on the next election in France

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Date: October 19, 2026