France braces for third wave of protests as Paris imposes curfew

France braces for a third wave of protests Saturday as authorities impose a Paris curfew and deploy tens of thousands of police.

• The CGT and Yellow Vests movement called for nationwide protests in France on October 31.
• Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he will appeal an administrative court ruling permitting a march between Place de la Bastille and Place de la Nation in central Paris.
• Authorities announced a nightly curfew in two central Paris districts from October 31 to November 2 and deployed 70,000 police.
• Attac France called for escalating protests on October 31 and November 5, stating the government "is shaking" and must offer concessions.
• The French protests began in late September over school conditions and university admissions before escalating into broader unrest.
• French authorities restricted demonstrations to outside town centers ahead of Saturday's third wave of protests.
• Saturday's third wave of protests saw Yellow Vest activists and students demonstrate across France against living costs and school conditions.
• France's highest administrative court upheld the ban on the planned Paris march route, forcing protesters to remain in the capital's eastern suburbs.
• Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned on Halloween that covering one's face during demonstrations remains illegal.