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Live: Macron meets student protest groups as France set to deploy 70,000 security forces Saturday
Some 70,000 security forces will be mobilised to keep order throughout France on Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Friday. President Emmanuel Macron met with student organisations at the Élysée palace for the first time since the high school protests started more than a month ago. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Published Friday, 23 October 2026 at 05:06
Some 70,000 security forces will be mobilised to keep order throughout France on Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Friday. President Emmanuel Macron met with student organisations at the Élysée palace for the first time since the high school protests started more than a month ago. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
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