Disruption seen across country as PM Sébastien Lecornu urged to rethink budget cuts

PARIS: Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity policies, disrupting much of the country’s public…

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Un giovedì nero per i francesi che manifestano contro i tagli proposti nella legge di bilancio del 2026. Sono 250 i cortei annunciati in tutto il Paese. Forte …

Thursday's day of action poses first real test for new PM Sebastien Lecornu.

We’d like to hear from people across France about how they view Thursday’s strikes

Unions continue to denounce Macron’s pension reform that raised the minimum retirement age from 62

About 800,000 people to demonstrate against budget plans, putting pressure on new prime minister

The widespread walkouts come less than a fortnight after the government collapsed over a proposed budget.

The strike action and nationwide protests follow the Block Everything demonstrations earlier in September.

As many as 800,000 people in France took part in strikes and marches across the country to protest against budget cuts being planned by the government.

Disruption seen across country as PM Sébastien Lecornu urged to rethink budget cuts

The rallies descended into violence in Paris, Nantes, Rennes, Lyon and Marseille and other cities as radicals attacked shops and banks

Paris (dpa) - Hunderttausende Menschen haben in Frankreich gegen mögliche Sparmaßnahmen in dem hoch verschuldeten Land protestiert. Gut 500.000 Menschen beteiligten sich nach…

Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris rallying against Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday