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

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…

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

As the country endured outbursts of carnage and violence, images from the streets of the capital on Thursday morning showed major clashes breaking out between cops and rioters.

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

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

According to the report, a total of 31 people were detained in Paris

Bruno Retailleau said that 134 of them have been placed in custody

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

Scontri a Parigi tra polizia e manifestanti che protestavano contro il governo del presidente francese Emmanuel Macron. Le forze dell'ordine hanno anche usato gas lacrimogeni…