France’s Interior Ministry said 410,000 people joined marches on 24/10, and 70,000 police were deployed to prevent a repeat of the looting seen in riots that spread across several cities on 17/10. Union leaders have called for protests on 31/10 and a nationwide strike on 5/11, citing growing anger over wages, living costs and public services, and the Yellow Vest movement has called for large marches on the same Saturday. The government has opened talks with unions and student representatives, but protest leaders say they have received no response so far. Police unions warn they cannot sustain such high deployment, and 1,314 people were arrested on 24/10, about half the previous week’s number, with around 50 officers injured. Macron, whose term ends in April next year, has limited room to meet demands due to strained public finances and no longer holds a majority for key bills.
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