Thousands of demonstrators participated in the second consecutive weekend of protests organized by the 17th of October Movement across major Italian cities, including Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Bari, and Palermo. The demonstrations were marked by renewed civil unrest and disturbances, mirroring the events of the previous weekend.
Simultaneously, large-scale social protests occurred in France, drawing between 410,000 and 800,000 participants according to government and organizer estimates, respectively. These mobilizations, also characterized by reports of new disturbances, reflect a broader period of social and anti-government activity across the region.
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