US EditionStrikes and Protests Roil France, Pitting the Streets Against Macron and His New Prime Minister
Prime Minister Lecornu faces resistance from unions and opposition while managing a fragile government amid economic challenges and recent credit rating downgrade, officials said.
- France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces planned nationwide strikes on Thursday amid political turmoil and budget disputes.
- The strikes respond to austerity measures and budget cuts proposed by Lecornu's predecessor, resulting from a fragmented legislature since Macron's June elections.
- Lecornu, a close supporter of President Macron and the latest to take on the prime minister role amid frequent leadership changes in France, has reduced lifetime benefits for former ministers and abandoned plans to eliminate two public holidays.
- Lecornu announced eliminating lifetime benefits from January 1 will save about 4.4 million euros yearly while expecting major disruptions in transport, hospitals, and schools.
- Lecornu seeks new financing sources and works with opposition to ease tensions amid widespread protests and a deeply pessimistic public.
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The day of mobilization on Thursday should be followed very closely. Employee organisations display their unit and an offensive posture to obtain concessions.
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Strikes and protests roil France, pitting the streets against Macron and his new prime minister
Protesters are hitting France with transport strikes, demonstrations and blockades, targeting the Paris Metro and other sectors.
France’s new prime minister faces a bumpy ride with nationwide strikes ahead
Leaders of France's Socialist Party met with new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday, seeking to get big concessions on the budget in talks that could shape the final stretch of President Emmanuel Macron's second term.
A demonstration against something or someone specific is a problem. But a protest without a specific target is usually the end or beginning of something, as you look at it. This Thursday, France returns to the streets in a strike that will have a special impact on the transport and health sector. The strikes, in which the participation of some 800,000 people is foreseen and only a week after the last mobilization, were called when former Prime M…
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