France to deploy 70,000 police ahead of new protests

France will deploy about 70,000 police and security personnel on Saturday as protests resume after violence broke out alongside demonstrations the previous week. The movement, sparked by high school students’ complaints about school conditions and the Parcoursup university admissions system, has expanded into anger over the rising cost of living. Emmanuel Macron met senior officials and was due to hear from student representatives, while authorities fear clashes, including in Orleans as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally holds its congress there. Courts have already sent 217 people to prison over last Saturday’s events, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said.