France braces for fresh protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
Unions say 17.5% of public primary teachers will strike, and police will deploy 70,000 officers nationwide to contain disruptions.
- 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 braces for fresh protests as unions strike over higher wages
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march in French cities on Thursday, as public workers go on strike alongside protesting students. The mobilization, called by trade unions seeking higher wages, comes after demonstrations over education and the rising cost of living on October 17 triggered some of the worst rioting France has seen in years. Police will be out in force for Thursday's protests, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez an…
The Ministry of the Interior expects nearly a million people on the street and deploys 70,000 agents to prevent further riots in protests now led by trade unions
"The difference this time is that the whole trade unions call for this, Martina Meister reports about the planned protests in France. The fear in the government of a new riot is great, according to the correspondent.
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The Hamilton SpectatorFrench unions unite for nationwide strikes, piling more pressure on Macron’s government
French trade unions are joining forces for more nationwide strikes and demonstrations for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement.
French unions unite for nationwide strikes, piling more pressure on Macron’s government – WTOP News
PARIS (AP) — French trade unions are joining forces on Thursday for nationwide strikes and demonstrations for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement, piling new pressure on the beleaguered government. After more than a month of regular and large protests across France, major rallies are again expected in Paris, Lyon...
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