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Trade unions led strikes and protests against a €44 billion austerity plan, with over 450,000 demonstrators and 540 arrests reported during nationwide disruptions.
- On September 18, 2025, hundreds of thousands protested austerity measures across France, sparked by unions opposing proposed budget cuts under President Emmanuel Macron's administration.
- Protests erupted across France against budget cuts proposed by President Emmanuel Macron's government, drawing hundreds of thousands of participants, including in major cities and small towns, according to unions.
- Union leaders report that over one million demonstrators rallied nationwide, while the interior ministry claimed only 260,000 participated in the protests.
- Teachers, transport workers, and hospital staff joined strikes, leading to significant disruptions, including school closures and halted public transport, as stated by various transportation companies.
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Public sector workers, teachers, health personnel, pharmacists went on strike in France, in a demonstration of union unity to pressure the new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to reconsider budget cuts and act on salaries, pensions and public services.The CGT (General Confederation of Trade Unions) counted “more than a million people” in the demonstrations.
Protest: Protesters expressed their anger over rising poverty and inequality and announced cuts of 44 billion euros. In several cities…
"France was not blocked" on Thursday congratulated the resignation minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau.
Out of anger at the government's austerity plans, more than half a million people went to the streets in France. A broad union alliance had called for strikes.
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