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France braces for fresh protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
Police and gendarmes will be reinforced as unions and student groups protest pay, public services and the 2027 budget.
- On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, five French union confederations—CFDT, CGT, FO, UNSA, and FSU—launched a nationwide strike protesting Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's proposed 2027 budget and civil-service pay freezes.
- Following an Oct. 21 meeting at Matignon, CGT general secretary Sophie Binet reported "no measures, no consideration of our demands," leaving unions frustrated over planned government savings.
- Logistical uncertainty remains over the Paris route after a Paris court suspended the police ban on a Bastille-to-Nation march on Oct. 30, yet authorities have not confirmed the final path.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced 70,000 police officers will deploy across France, promising an "extremely firm response" to potential unrest as four SNCF rail unions initiated a strike today.
- Mobilizing for a "People's November 5," Yellow Vest activists may extend potential blockades into Saturday, Nov. 7, adding uncertainty to the scale and duration of this week's unrest.
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march through French cities, and public sector employees are expected to strike on Thursday, in a new attempt for President Emmanuel Macron, after weeks of unrest that shook his government and dominated the political agenda five months before the presidential elections, Reuters reports.
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HUNDREDS of thousands of people are protesting across France over the high cost of living and the state of public services. The government is deploying 70,000 police officers to prevent unrest ahead of the presidential election.
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