LIVE Demonstrations of November 7: Youth and “yellow vests” expected in the streets for “Act IV”…
Laurent Nuñez renews the security system while demonstrations are planned in Paris and throughout France.
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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is maintaining a force of 70,000 police officers and gendarmes in France this Saturday in the face of the risk of violence and calls for mobilization from unions and youth organizations.
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Why It Matters
Social mobilization persists in France with actions by high school and university students as well as calls from unions and yellow vests.
J.B., L.G. with AFP
Published on 07/11/2026 at 08:58 a.m. • Updated on 07/11/2026 at 08:58 a.m.
Laurent Nuñez renews the security system this Saturday with 70,000 police officers and gendarmes
Laurent Nuñez announced the maintenance of the security system. In total, 70,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed throughout France.
“The risk is exactly the same as on previous Saturdays,” he said. To justify this mobilization, he mentioned calls broadcast on social networks “for violence”, “for blockades” and “for revolution, for insurrection”, which he attributes to ultra-left or far-radical left movements.
Around forty high schools blocked and 154 arrests on Friday throughout France
The high school and student movement gave rise to 183 actions on Friday bringing together 10,500 participants in several cities outside Paris, according to a police source. The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, identified around forty high schools blocked, a number twice that of Thursday, as well as 154 arrests.
The minister also denounced the seriousness of the violence that occurred around the establishments concerned. According to him, the police and gendarmes deployed to intervene were systematically attacked, in a context of strong tensions around the blockages.
Welcome to this live
Hello everyone. The 20 Minutes editorial team is working to give you all the information on this new day of mobilization in Paris and throughout France. After Thursday's rallies, social anger has not subsided, with youth organizations and "yellow vests" calling for the movement to continue.
Another tense day this Saturday with demonstrations planned in France. The same system of 70,000 police officers and gendarmes is being renewed, announced the Ministry of the Interior.
The youth inter-union (Student Union, Fage, Unef and USL) and regional unions (CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires, CFDT) are calling for demonstrations on the same route as Thursday, between Republic and Nation. The coordination of the “yellow vests” calls for a gathering – prohibited – at Place de la Concorde.
The mobilization aims to maintain pressure before the social conference with unions and employers convened Monday morning in Matignon, and meetings with high school and student organizations in the afternoon
What to Watch
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Social conference with unions and employers in Matignon
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What will be the final figures for participation in the demonstrations?
- What outcomes will result from Monday's social conference in Matignon?
