据政府估计，约32万人周六在法国各地抗议生活成本高企和公共服务紧张，参与人数较前两个周末有所下降。内政部估计，7万人参加了巴黎的主游行，警方在一场临时的法庭诉讼后将游行路线移出市中心。组织者的参与人数估计要高得多。政府数据显示，10月17日全国参与人数超过50万，10月24日为41万。
About 3.2 lakh people protested across France on Saturday against high living costs and strained public services, according to government estimates, marking a fall in turnout from the previous two weekends. The Interior Ministry estimated that 70,000 people joined the main demonstration in Paris, where police moved the march away from the city centre following a last-minute court battle. Organisers' turnout estimates were much higher. Government figures put nationwide participation at more than 5 lakh on October 17 and 4.1 lakh on October 24.
周六的抗议活动在下午大体保持和平，但警方在里昂和图卢兹发射了催泪瓦斯。马赛游行尾声也出现冲突。为防止10月17日的骚乱和抢劫重演——那次事件导致全国商店、企业和公共建筑受损——当局大规模部署警力。巴黎游行移出市中心法国最高行政法院周六维持了禁止在地标性的巴黎民族广场和巴士底广场之间游行的禁令，驳回了工会的挑战。当局改批准了一条沿首都东侧大道的路线，以降低政府大楼、旅游景点和市中心购物区附近发生动荡的风险。
Saturday's protests were largely peaceful through the afternoon, though police fired tear gas in Lyon and Toulouse. Tensions also broke out at the end of the march in Marseille. Authorities deployed in force to prevent a repeat of the October 17 riots and looting, which damaged shops, businesses and public buildings across the country.PARIS MARCH MOVED FROM CITY CENTREFrance's top administrative court on Saturday upheld a ban on a march between the landmark Paris squares of Nation and Bastille, rejecting a challenge from unions. Authorities instead approved a route along boulevards on the eastern edge of the capital to reduce the risk of unrest near government buildings, tourist sites and central shopping districts.
学生抗议者批评将游行挡在巴黎市中心之外的决定，并誓言下周封锁高中和大学。“从本周二起，我们将封锁我们的大学和高中，并在周四再次这样做，然后参加工人和工会于11月5日发起的示威活动，”学生联合会发言人萨布丽娜·哈尔巴什说。
Student protesters criticised the decision to keep the march out of central Paris and vowed to blockade high schools and universities next week.“Starting this Tuesday, we will blockade our universities and high schools, and we will do so again on Thursday before joining the demonstration on November 5 called by workers and trade unions,” said Sabrine Kharbach, spokeswoman for the Union etudiante union.
周六的示威恰逢万圣节，当局警告面具可能被用来掩盖捣乱分子的身份。内政部长洛朗·努内兹表示，现有法律允许警方在公共秩序受到威胁时禁止遮面。全国共计划举行约150场集会。美国大使馆建议旅行者避开示威活动和大型集会。学生、工会加入抗议这场运动始于9月的学生抗议，起因是学校设施恶化、教室拥挤以及一个被广泛认为不公平的大学招生制度。
With Saturday's demonstrations falling on Halloween, authorities warned that masks could be used to conceal the identities of troublemakers. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said existing laws allowed police to prohibit face coverings when public order was threatened. About 150 gatherings were planned nationwide. The US Embassy advised travellers to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings.STUDENTS, UNIONS JOIN PROTESTSThe movement began with student protests in September over deteriorating schools, overcrowded classrooms and a university admissions system widely seen as unfair.
此后，工会和“黄马甲”抗议者也加入了行列，要求就燃油价格、通货膨胀和生活成本采取行动。随着总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙的少数派政府开始就2027年预算进行谈判，抗议活动逐渐升温。
“无论发生什么，法国经济都很糟糕，因为今天我们是由一群无能之辈管理的，他们玩弄数十亿欧元，而家庭却为几分钱挣扎，”抗议者热罗姆·罗德里格斯在巴黎游行期间表示。
Trade unions and Yellow Vest protesters have since joined, demanding action on fuel prices, inflation and living costs. The protests gathered momentum as President Emmanuel Macron's minority government began talks on its 2027 budget.“The French economy is doing badly no matter what happens, because today we're being run by a group of incompetents who juggle billions, while families are struggling with a few cents,” protester Jerome Rodriguez said during the Paris march.
民调上升的极左翼领导人让-吕克·梅朗雄走在巴黎示威队伍的最前列。极右翼领导人马琳·勒庞在民意调查中领先，而马克龙潜在的中间派继任者依然分裂。政府承诺改革教育和降低燃油成本，但未能平息抗议者的怒火。
“小时候我被告知年轻人是未来，”计划连续第三个周末参加抗议的15岁学生亚伦·贝尔蒂耶·德·格朗德里说。“好吧，如果我们作为法国的未来缺乏资源，那就意味着法国最终会崩溃。”
Far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, whose ratings have risen ahead of next April's presidential election, marched at the head of the Paris demonstration. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen leads opinion polls, while potential centrist successors to Macron remain divided. The government's promises to reform education and ease fuel costs have failed to calm the protesters.“When I was little, I was told young people were the future,” said Aaron Berthier de Grandry, a 15-year-old student planning to join his third consecutive weekend of protests.“Well, if we, as the future of France, lack resources, that means France will end up collapsing.”
法国的抗议活动也激发了欧洲其他地区青年主导的示威，周六计划在德国30多个城市举行集会。经济压力加剧动荡发生之际，政府面临着财政方面日益增长的压力。评级机构惠誉周五意外将法国债务展望下调至负面。
The French protests have also inspired youth-led demonstrations elsewhere in Europe, with gatherings planned in more than 30 German cities on Saturday.ECONOMIC PRESSURE MOUNTSThe unrest comes as the government faces growing pressure over its finances. Ratings agency Fitch on Friday unexpectedly revised its outlook on French debt to negative.
公共债务正逼近经济产出的 120%，而不断上升的借贷成本正增加削减开支的压力。周五公布的数据还显示，经济在第三季度出现萎缩。
Public debt is nearing 120 per cent of economic output, while rising borrowing costs are adding to pressure to curb spending. Data released on Friday also showed that the economy shrank in the third quarter.
商会估计，零售商损失已超过 10 亿欧元。其他估算认为，若算上未投保的损失和收入损失，总额将达到这一数字的两倍。
The Chamber of Commerce estimates that retailers have lost more than €1 billion. Other estimates put the losses at twice that amount when uninsured damage and lost revenue are included.
巴黎主要购物大道沿线的店铺依然用木板封窗或拉着防盗卷帘门，尽管早早挂起了圣诞装饰灯。爱马仕、路易威登和博柏利等品牌的门店此前都曾成为骚乱的攻击目标。
Shops along Paris' main shopping boulevards remain boarded up or behind security grilles, even as early Christmas lights have gone up. Outlets belonging to Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Burberry were among those targeted during earlier unrest.
政府正推进一项法律，规定暴乱者需对其本人或被认定所属团体造成的损失承担高达 1 万欧元的赔偿责任。权利团体和部分律师表示，该措施可能削弱和平抗议的权利。
The government is pressing ahead with a law that would make rioters liable for up to €10,000 in damage caused by them or by groups they are deemed to belong to. Rights groups and some lawyers say the measure risks undermining the right to peaceful protest.- Ends