# France braces for third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/123646

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-31 12:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4yX6Nhx

> France is preparing for a third weekend of demonstrations over the cost of living and education, with 70,000 police officers and gendarmes set to be deployed.

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