Cost-of-living demonstrations to grip pre-election France

According to France 24, after weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught period ahead of presidential elections next year.

The prospect of the two movements merging, perhaps with outbreaks of violence, poses a big challenge to the government -- and an opportunity for far-left and far-right presidential candidates jockeying for power.

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France · Europe

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France 24

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16 Oct 2026, 21:25 IST

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Politics

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