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  "id": 10689770,
  "title": "French public service strike day puts pressure on govt ahead of budget vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/french-public-service-strike-day-puts-pressure-on-govt-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T11:28:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260929-french-public-service-strike-day-puts-pressure-on-govt-ahead-of-budget-vote"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "French civil servants went on strike on Tuesday and high school students blocked the entrances to schools in a show of discontent with planned budget cuts ahead of next year's presidential election. Seven months before the election, and just two days before the government unveils its 2027 budget draft, opinion polls consistently show the deep unpopularity of France's centre-right government and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Student protests and French public sector strike heap pressure on Macron",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/student-protests-and-french-public-sector-strike-heap-pressure-on",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:46:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}