Live: new day of protests in France, while the yellow vests call for “massive disobedience”

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New demonstrations are scheduled for this Saturday, November 7, in various cities in France, the fourth consecutive weekend of demonstrations, which increase pressure on Emmanuel Macron's Government to demand measures to counteract the high cost of living and improvements in public education. Unions, student groups and the yellow vest movement join these mobilizations.

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Below, the main news from the day of social protests in France this Saturday, November 7:

Mélenchon presents the program with which he seeks to bring the left to power in France: these are his promises

Looking ahead to the presidential elections in France in 2027, the candidate of La Francia Insumisa, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, seeks to give a show of force this Saturday, November 7 at an event on the outskirts of Paris, in which he will defend the updated electoral program of his hard-left party, launched on Friday. The plan contains 1,069 measures, 238 of them new, with the focus on "ecological planning", a more horizontal economy and measures to open up immigration.

Report from Paris: fourth consecutive weekend of protests in France

More than 190 protests called throughout France by the yellow vests

According to their interactive map updated at midday, the yellow vests are planning a total of 198 protests for Saturday across the country, far fewer than the roughly 1,700 protests announced for their "Act I" mobilization on October 17.

A demonstration planned for the morning near the Eiffel Tower ultimately did not take place, the AFP news agency reported.

Mélenchon presents Mélenchon presents a disruptive program with which he seeks to bring the left to power in France

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, presidential candidate of the La Francia Insumisa party, considered far-left, will present this Saturday his government program for the 2027 elections, in which he promises to increase the minimum wage and restore the retirement age to 60 years.

Mélenchon, 75, is considered the strongest candidate on the left. According to recent polls, he would reach the second round of the presidential elections next April against Marine Le Pen, representative of the extreme right; However, the polls also indicate that he would lose in said second round.

The plan contemplates increasing the net monthly minimum wage from the current approximately 1,480 euros to 1,700 euros. It also includes plans to eliminate the single tax on capital income, increase the tax burden on the richest households and establish price caps on basic food products.

His program, titled "L'Avenir en commun" ("A Shared Future"), constitutes the fifth edition of his party's platform and largely reaffirms the policies that have been the centerpiece of Mélenchon's previous presidential bids.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the French far-left party La France Insoumise (Indomitable France - LFI) and candidate for the 2027 French presidential elections, and LFI deputies Mathilde Panot and Farida Amrani participate in a demonstration in Paris as part of a national day of strikes and protests over wages, the cost of living and public services, called by French unions and joined by high school and university students who demanded better school conditions. The demonstration took place in France on November 5, 2026. Reuters/Abdul Saboor.

French Prime Minister calls a meeting to "respond" to purchasing power claims

The Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, will call on Monday the representative organizations of workers and employers to a social conference that will allow "answering the questions relating to purchasing power and salaries", as announced by Matignon, the Prime Minister's office.

The largest protests are expected in Paris

In the French capital, the inter-union movement has been authorized to march from Place de la République to Place de la Nation. For their part, the yellow vests have expressed their intention to head towards the Place de la Concorde, despite the ban imposed by the prefecture.

70,000 police and gendarmes deployed for the new day of demonstrations in France

Fourth consecutive weekend of social protests in France

This Saturday a new day of mobilization takes place in several cities in France, called by the coordination of the "yellow vests", various unions and student organizations, in order to protest, among other issues, against the high cost of living.

This "act IV" of the protest occurs after an important day of mobilization that brought together between 575,000 and 1.6 million people, according to figures provided by the Ministry of the Interior and the CGT, respectively.

In addition to the demands of high school and university students - to which have been added expressions of discontent over the high cost of living, coming from informal groups such as the "yellow vests" -, unions advocate for salary increases and allocating more resources to public services.

A protester holds a sign that reads "The political class lives beyond our means" during a demonstration, as part of a new day of protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, organized by the "Yellow Vest" movement and unions, joined by high school and university students, in Paris, France, November 7, 2026. Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq.