# France: Students, unions and Yellow Vests join forces against austerity

https://mins.news/en/video/104418

- France 24 English, 2026-10-17 14:45 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faDSFL-_Rak

> As many as 190,000 people could demonstrate in France on Saturday, with calls for street protests over rising living costs. High school students are joining in after more than three weeks of school blockades, citing grievances over education conditions.

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