Cost of living
Prices, fuel, wages and the protests they cause.
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Key people and organizations
- Emmanuel MacronPresident of France2 events
- Sébastien LecornuPrime Minister of France2 events
- Laurent NuñezInterior Minister of France2 events
- Gérald DarmaninJustice Minister of France1 event
- Union étudianteFrench student union1 event
- Alice Cohen-MorzadecSpokesperson, Union étudiante1 event
- Yellow vestsFrench protest movement founded in 20181 event
- Ministry of the Interior (France)French ministry responsible for police and public order1 event
Events
- Macron tours the Gulf as critics question the timingThe president left on a three-day tour to secure fuel supplies while curfews were in force at home.
- Curfews imposed in Paris, Lyon and other citiesParts of Paris and Lyon went under overnight curfew; more than 2,500 people were in custody.
- Half a million join youth-led cost-of-living protests across FranceStudents, unions and yellow-vest groups marched over living costs and fuel prices; dozens were detained in Paris.
- Limoges town hall set on fire during riotsThe 19th-century building was "largely lost" to fire; a suspect on a security watchlist was later held.
- Protesters break into Marseille town hallProtesters rammed the door with security barriers before police intervened.