PARIS, Nov 14 — France faces more rallies today with demonstrators venting frustrations ranging from inflation to opposition to a new police bill at the latest protests.
The European Union’s second largest economy has been gripped by high-school blockades and cost-of-living demonstrations for more than a month, ahead of presidential elections next year that the far right sees as its best chance of seizing power.
Some of the largely peaceful rallies have seen fringe violence, as well as accusations of police brutality.
People were to take to the streets for the fifth Saturday in a row, with a main rally in Paris from 1pm (6pm Malaysian time) and dozens of other gatherings across the country.
