This photograph shows chairs and tables strewn on the floor and a damaged television screen inside the Marseille's Town Hall after protester entered the building during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Marseille, southern France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vests", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. Dozens of protesters briefly entered the lobby of Marseille's city hall in southern France, after forcing open the doors while shouting, "It's the Revolutionwe're taking the Bastille!" an AFP journalist observed. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)