The Ministry of the Interior reports a drop in participation, while high school organizations are calling for new blockages from Monday.
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France is going through a period of social protest focused on purchasing power and the defense of public services.
The Ministry of the Interior estimates that Saturday's mobilization was “down”, “22% compared to October 24” and “42% compared to October 17”.
The Paris prosecutor's office reported 105 arrests on Sunday, including 88 linked to Saturday's demonstrations and 17 for Halloween night. Requested by the AFP, the public prosecutor counted 89 people in police custody in the capital, including 61 adults and 22 minors. The date of birth remains to be determined for six other people.
779 arrests were recorded in the territory according to the Ministry of the Interior during Act III of social mobilization throughout France. The demonstrations took place “without major incident in the second part of the evening”, specifies the ministry.
An investigation was opened for “attempted homicide of persons holding public authority” following a Molotov cocktail thrown at gendarmes, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday. The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, described on Saturday as an “attempted murder” the projection of this homemade bomb which exploded at the feet of a member of the security forces, slightly injuring him.
Tens of thousands of young people took to the streets on Saturday in Germany, particularly in Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt, to also demand more resources for education. Clashes between rioters and police degenerated in the evening.
The CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) France suggests that, on Saturday, twenty businesses in all countries were affected by damage on the sidelines of the demonstrations. This is much less than in previous weeks: a previous report reported 2,488 businesses impacted on October 17 and 24. From AFP, CCI France estimates that the drop in turnover of businesses located near the demonstrations is between -60% and -80% compared to a normal Saturday.
At the head of the organization Les lycéens!, Pierre Sourzat called this Sunday on RMC for a blockade of establishments from Monday. “It will be more from Tuesday, but we know that there are high schools which will be blocked from tomorrow. And we support all our comrades,” he said while the High School Union (USL) and the Student Union called on Saturday to block high schools and universities on Tuesday and then Thursday, November 5, an inter-professional strike day.
Saturday was a new day of mobilization against the high cost of living, social inequalities and in defense of public services. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 320,000 people took part in the demonstrations in France. The youth union (Student Union, Fage, Unef and USL) and the organizers claim that more than half a million demonstrators were in the processions, including 200,000 in Paris. Nearly 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were mobilized throughout France.
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During Act III of the mobilization against the high cost of living, 779 people were arrested in France. The Ministry of the Interior notes a drop in participation of 22% compared to the previous week, despite 320,000 demonstrators recorded.
The third day of social mobilization in France saw a 22% drop in participation compared to October 24. Despite a reduction in violence, 779 arrests took place and calls for new high school blockades were launched.

The third day of mobilization against the high cost of living in France resulted in 779 arrests and 159 injuries among the police. While businesses are suffering losses, student unions are calling for establishments to be blocked from Monday.

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