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French trade unions plan national strike for Nov 5 as Macron vows to send in army

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French President Emmanuel Macron has said the government would send in the army this weekend in an attempt to quell the violence and riots as leftist groups planned again to march around and cause mayhem. Macron has said that the kind of violence and damage that was seen last weekend across the country would not be permitted this weekend.

"Those who want to cause disorder in city centers next Saturday will be prevented from doing so," he said, per the NY Post. "There must be no wavering at the top of the state."

The plan from leftist groups for this Saturday is a march across central Paris. Their route includes areas that were damaged, vandalized, torched and looted. Groups agitating for more funding for education–in a nation that spends exorbitantly—have also called for more protests. The cause began as an ask for reforms

French trade unions plan national strike for Nov 5 as Macron vows to send in army
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