# France protests bolster far-right movement ahead of elections

https://mins.news/en/video/108589

- Global News, 2026-10-20 21:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcYjDt0SWh4

> Cleanup is continuing in Paris and elsewhere in France after a weekend of protests described as the most violent in the country’s recent history. More than half a million people demonstrated over poor student learning conditions and sharply rising living costs, giving France’s far-right movement a boost ahead of upcoming elections.

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