Hundreds of thousands protest in France for "Act III"

Chanting slogans and donning Halloween costumes, protesters across France took to the streets on Saturday. For a third consecutive weekend, the movement has brought together a diverse display of French society, from high school students to climate activists to people decrying a high cost of living. In one month, we've had nothing but crumbs from this government. It is important to show that the youth is united and that we won't give up. We will not give up. Following looting and rioting that occurred in the wake of protests on October 17th, the French government has cracked down on demonstrations, deploying large numbers of police and rerouting many protests away from city centres. This has angered many activists, with some calling the move anti-democratic. We applied for a demonstration in Paris, and yet here we are, outside our city, where we should be able to protest. It's a disgrace. It's an authoritarian overreach. The The French interior minister has defended these measures. On Saturday evening, he said that the protests had, for the most part, gone well. The protest marches went off without a hitch. In return, as we expected, as I had anticipated, as I told you. However, as expected, and as we had anticipated, there were groups of rioters and looters in every march. Clashes occurred in multiple cities between police and demonstrators following the protests. Tensions show no signs of subsiding, with student unions calling for renewed barricades of schools starting next week and a nationwide strike scheduled for November 5th.