France braces for fresh protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
Unions say 70,000 police will be deployed as teachers, rail workers and students join strikes over wages, services and the 2027 budget.
- 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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Authorities expect between 500,000 and 700,000 people to attend protests across France.
New days of protests in the country, where the authorities expect between 500,000 and 700,000 people throughout the country, of which about 80,000 only in Paris
France faces total social paralysis: nationwide shutdowns triggered by conflicting labor demands
France is facing one of its largest waves of strikes since the start of the academic year, with the CGT union reporting over 240 planned events. For the first time this season, the mobilization unites both private and public sectors, involving railway workers, teachers, students, and members of the "Yellow Vest" movement. In education, the FSU-SNUipp union representing primary school teachers is demanding a net monthly salary increase of 300 eur…
"We are tired of it": hundreds of thousands of people have to protest in France on Thursday for wages and purchasing power, on a day placed under high surveillance after the violence and looting of 17 October.
France: Workers and students unite in nationwide protests over living costs
Thousands of people are taking part in nationwide strikes and demonstrations across France, demanding higher wages and stronger public services. Authorities have imposed restrictions on protest routes in Paris, Lyon and at least half a dozen major cities.
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