Students, trade unions and Yellow Vests set to protest across France
- Nationwide demonstrations swept France on Saturday as students, trade unions, and Yellow Vests converged across the country, with authorities estimating up to 140,000 participants joining protests against high living costs and inequality.
- The protests originated in mid-September at high schools in Paris's northern suburbs, where anger over teacher absences and shabby facilities quickly morphed into a nationwide movement against inequality and weak public spending.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez authorized all intermediate weapons, including stun grenades, for Saturday's demonstrations, while authorities reported more than 900 police officers injured since the unrest began.
- Around 40 individuals were arrested as tensions escalated, with government officials blaming the hard-left France Unbowed for inflaming the protests; far-right leader Marine Le Pen criticized the rioters.
- Investors are ditching French bonds, driving borrowing costs to their highest levels in more than two decades, as this financial strain complicates President Macron's final presidential stretch.
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Looting, blazes and clashes in France amid nationwide protests
Clashes between police and protesters, massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France on Saturday, as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity".
More than half a million people protested in France, burning cars and a town hall. <p>In France, protests against the cost of living and fuel prices were accompanied by clashes, arson and robbery. Burned in Limoges historic town hall.</p>
The tiredness of more than 800,000 people for the high cost of living was present this Saturday throughout France
France Prepares For Mass Nationwide Protests As Anger Over Inequality And Education Boils Over
Hundreds of demonstrations are set to take place across France, with protesters voicing grievances spanning high prices, social inequality, and a deteriorating education system. More than 600 demonstrations are planned nationwide, according to protest organizers, making it one of the largest coordinated mobilizations the country has seen in recent years. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told France 2 television that “a pretty big turnout” was exp…
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