France Braces for Yellow Vest Protests in Paris
French unions, student groups and the Yellow Vests movement are preparing protests in Paris on Saturday. They want action on the rising cost of living, along with better wages and living conditions. The Yellow Vests have urged mass disobedience. Authorities plan to deploy 70,000 police officers.
Context
Context: The Yellow Vests (gilets jaunes) began in late 2018 over fuel tax rises and living costs, and their protests spread across France. Cost-of-living anger has remained a recurring theme in French public life since then.
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