Paris, France, Oct 21, 2026 (AFP) - French PM to meet unions as government prepares for more protests

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France's prime minister plans to meet unions on Wednesday to discuss security and has vowed a "massive" police deployment at protests, following riots in the past week that led to curfews and arrests. The eurozone's second-largest economy was rocked on the weekend by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just six months before voters head to the polls to elect a successor to President Emmanuel Macron. Sebastien Lecornu will meet with repres......

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