Around 146,000 people took part in demonstrations across France last week, far lower numbers than on previous weekends. (EPA Images pic)PARIS: France faces more rallies on Saturday with demonstrators venting frustrations ranging from inflation to opposition to a new police bill at the latest protests.
The EU'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 1.00pm (1200 GMT) and dozens of other gatherings across the country.
