France braces itself for protests as Yellow Vests urge ‘mass disobedience’

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Demonstrators at Place de la Victoire and Cours Alsace-Lorraine in Bordeaux, France, on Nov 5, where the end of an official demonstration gave way to wildcat marches and violent clashes.

PARIS – French unions and student groups are set to take to the streets for another day of protests on Nov 7, while the Yellow Vests movement plans a separate rally in central Paris despite a ban by the authorities.

The demonstrations follow weeks of youth-led unrest and nationwide strikes that drew hundreds of thousands of workers protesting over the rising cost of living.

They come less than six months before voters elect a new head of state to replace centrist President Emmanuel Macron, with the far-right leading in the opinion polls.

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