An estimated 1 million people took to the streets of France on Sept. 18 to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity policies. Such demonstrations are far from unusual in France, but the challenges the nation is facing today are big and might even threaten the foundations of the Fifth Republic. The recent appointment by Macron of his fifth prime minister in about 21 months, Sebastien Lecornu, might have eased the political crisis in the short term.
Fragile French Fifth Republic might be faltering
Protestors demonstrate in Paris, on September 18, 2025, during a day of nationwide strikes and protests. (AFP)
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An estimated 1 million people took to the streets of France on Sept. 18 to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity policies. Such demonstrations are far from unusual in France, but the challenges the nation is facing today are big and might even threaten the foundations of the Fifth Republic.
PARIS: Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity…
The country’s new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, is fifth in past two years to grapple with ballooning debt crisis.
Tens of thousands turn out, but numbers are fewer so far than the last protest that drew half a million to the streets.
Thursday's day of action poses first real test for new PM Sebastien Lecornu.
The rallies descended into violence in Paris, Nantes, Rennes, Lyon and Marseille and other cities as radicals attacked shops and…
Called 'Let's block everything', the general strike is expected to bring together some 100,000 people who will walk out of the…
