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

https://mins.news/en/video/103767

- France 24 English, 2026-10-16 21:16 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZabM1YydOC4

> An online movement opposing 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 shook Emmanuel Macron’s first term.

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