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France braces for another volatile weekend as massive police deployment greets protests

NPR | By Eleanor Beardsley,

Scott Simon

Published October 24, 2026 at 7:42 AM EDT

There are tensions in France today as another wave of protests begin. The police are out in force. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate.

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Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley is an NPR correspondent based in Paris, France.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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