What the French want you to know about the protests | DW News
DW News · Published on October 23, 2026
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Burning cars and clashes with police. Those are the images most people associate with France's latest protests. But they tell only part of the story. Many demonstrators insist the movement is about much more than violence, while politicians on both sides and abroad are using the unrest to advance their own agendas. So what's really driving these protests, and why do they remain popular? DW's Amien Essif spoke to Cole Stangler, a French-American journalist in Marseilles, and Anja Durovic, post-doctoral researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). 00:00 What Trump said about the French protests 01:27 How Macron responded 02:35 What the protests were like 03:54 Violence and looting were widespread 06:50 Why protests remain popular despite that 07:56 French far right stops short of condemning protests For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #dwcurrentaffairs