️🇫🇷 AFP: An estimated 320,000 protesters took to the streets across France on October 31, protesting rising living costs, low wages and government policies. Demonstrations were held in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and several other cities.
French authorities have deployed around 70,000 police and gendarmes across the country amid fears of possible unrest. Security measures were tightened in major cities as protesters demanded economic reforms and greater protection of civil liberties.
The protests mark another wave of public discontent with France's economic and political situation, with protesters calling for government action on purchasing power, wages and living standards.