Laurent Nuñez

Nationwide protests took place across France on October 17 over living costs, education and public services. More than 500,000 attended; violence included looting, attacks on public buildings and at least 2,400 arrests. Macron rejected Laurent Nuñez’s resignation and ordered a security review, while Lecornu called for localized curfews.

French high-school protests continued into their fourth week amid violence, alleged police abuses and mass arrests. Police had opened 36 internal investigations, while 6,773 under-18s were taken into custody since the protests began. Macron said students' grievances were legitimate but politically exploited.