# 'Finish what we started': France braces for Yellow Vest return after student protests

https://mins.news/en/item/103691

- France 24, 2026-10-16 20:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261016-finish-what-we-started-after-student-protests-france-braces-return-yellow-vests

> An online campaign against rising fuel prices is gaining momentum ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for October 17. Former Yellow Vest figures are expected to join in support of high-school students, with some comparing the action to the 2018 cost-of-living protests that rattled Emmanuel Macron's first term.

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