New French protests focus on children and police

New French protests focus on children and police

France faces more rallies on Saturday, November 14, with demonstrators venting frustrations ranging from inflation to opposition to a new police bill at the latest protests.

Axar.az reports, citing Le Monde, that the European Union's second-largest economy has been gripped by high-school blockades and cost-of-living demonstrations for more than a month, ahead of presidential elections next year that the far right sees as its best chance of seizing power.

Some of the largely peaceful rallies have seen fringe violence, as well as accusations of police brutality. People are to take to the streets for the fifth Saturday in a row, with a main rally in Paris from 1 pm local time and dozens of other gatherings across the country. In the capital, the Yellow Vest movement is expected to join high-school students, unions and other activists fighting for children's rights or opposed to a bill to give police more protection in their use of weapons.

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Source: en.axar.az