The French government has announced that over a thousand people were arrested during Saturday’s supposed protests against the cost of living and educational funding, which quickly devolved into riots that saw mass looting in major cities and arson attacks on government buildings.
\n\nSpeaking to the press on Saturday evening after meeting with riot police in Paris, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that 1,200 arrests had been made so far and that at least 150 police officers and gendarmes had been injured throughout the day.
\n\nLecornu, who earlier in the day specifically blamed the far-left for stoking the riots, said: “It’s time to choose your side, either that of the Republic or that of the rioters.”
\n\n“Either you’re on the side of the Republic, and therefore of law enforcement, of those who protect property and people and who enforce the laws, or you’re on the side of the rioters,” he continued, warning that the country may be approaching a “point of no return.”
\n\nMasked protesters force a metal grid to the Galeries Lafayette to loot items during the demonstrations in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 17 October 2026. (Photo by Gauthier Bedrignans / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
\n\nAccording to French…
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