France deploys 70,000 police as unions and Yellow Vests protest over living costs

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France deploys 70,000 police nationwide as unions and student groups march in Paris on Saturday, while the Yellow Vests hold a banned rally nearby, amid weeks of cost-of-living unrest. The authorized march protests high living costs and supports youth, while Yellow Vests defy a ban at Place de la Concorde, urging mass disobedience. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez vows readiness for rioters, following October 17 unrest and 642 arrests on Thursday. Protests occur under six months before presidential elections, with far right leading polls. Unions demand minimum wage hikes and tax reforms, but Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces debt constraints ahead of Monday wage talks.


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