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France will mobilize 30,000 police officers on Sunday amid fears riots could erupt following the high-stakes run-off parliamentary elections. Some 5,000 officers are to be deployed in Paris and its suburbs alone, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told France 2 radio on Thursday. “This is a very large police force to ensure that the ultra-left or the ultra-right do not benefit from the result to instigate chaos that could then cause further unrest,” the minister said. Darmanin had warned of unrest before the first round of voting last weekend. Thousands of people demonstrated against the far ri…

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