France braces for fresh protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
Unions and student groups are protesting wages, services and budget cuts, as officials warn of transport disruptions and possible school closures.
- On Thursday, five French union confederations launched nationwide strikes and demonstrations against Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's 2027 budget, with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez deploying 70,000 security forces amid disputes over Paris protest routes.
- Lecornu's 2027 budget includes pay freezes and spending cuts; workers demand higher wages and improved public services to combat rising costs for fuel, food, rent, and energy bills.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced the deployment, promising "an extremely firm response" to potential violence, while student Irma de Banville, 19, joined protests citing fears of police tactics and under-resourced schools.
- The Paris administrative court rejected unions' emergency appeal Wednesday, upholding police restrictions that redirected the march from Place de la Bastille to Place de la République along Boulevard Voltaire instead.
- Yellow Vest activists scheduled further blockades for Friday and Saturday as unrest extends ahead of next year's presidential election; prediction markets place 6.5% probability on a state of emergency by December 31.
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France hit by fresh protests, strike
French riot police fired tear gas and charged a group of protesters in the French city of Lyon on Thursday as demonstrations took place across the country in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of unrest. Some of the protesters were seen shouting anti-police slogans and some were dressed all in black, with face coverings. The Interior Ministry said police in Lyon had been confronted by several hundred hardcore protesters…
French police clash with protesters in Lyon amid nationwide rallies, public workers' strike
French riot police fired tear gas and charged a group of protesters in the French city of Lyon on Thursday, as demonstrations took place across the country in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of unrest.
By CNN The riot police have clashed with demonstrators in Lyon and Nantes, as part of the demonstrations that take place throughout the French territory and in which nearly 270,000 people have participated without counting those in Paris. The strike underway in France is organized by L’intersyndicale, the
The national mobilization brings together trade union centers, employees and students to demand immediate wage increases in the face of inflation. About 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed throughout the country in the face of the government's fear of looting and violence.
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrate on Thursday for wages and purchasing power, on a day under high surveillance.
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