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France braces for mass strikes and protests over living costs
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march across France on Thursday as trade unions call strikes over rising living costs, education and public services.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to march across France on Thursday as five trade unions call a nationwide strike. The action, which began with high school students protesting poor education conditions, has broadened to include workers demanding higher wages to combat the rising cost of living and protect public services. Authorities expect between 500,000 and 700,000 people to join marches outside Paris, with around 80,000 in the capital. The government has deployed approximately 70,000 police nationwide. The protests follow weeks of unrest, including rioting and looting on 17 October that caught security forces off guard. President Macron faces the crisis five months before a presidential election in which far-right candidate Marine Le Pen currently leads in polls.
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