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France Stages Nationwide Strike as Protests Confront Massive Security Deployment
Trade unions led strikes and protests against a €44 billion austerity plan, with over 450,000 demonstrators and 540 arrests reported during nationwide disruptions.
- Nationwide protests erupted in France on September 18, 2025, as workers, including teachers and pharmacists, went on strike against budget cuts proposed by President Emmanuel Macron's government, prompting mass disruption and clashes with police.
- An estimated 800,000 people participated in the strikes and protests, with severe disruptions reported in public transport and school closures, despite only three automated metro lines operating normally.
- Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau stated that around 80,000 police and gendarmes were deployed to manage protests, fearing that troublemakers might infiltrate peaceful demonstrations, leading to potential violence.
- The protests involved train drivers and resulted in significant disruptions, including school closures and limited Metro services.
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Strikes roil France as protesters decry budget cuts by Macron and his new prime minister
Protesters have hit France with transport strikes, demonstrations and blockades to show their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to cut funding for public services.
·Anchorage, United States
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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.
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Protest: Protesters expressed their anger over rising poverty and inequality and announced cuts of 44 billion euros. In several cities…
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