France’s Interior Ministry puts protest turnout at 146,000
Student unions estimated that 250,000 people joined the nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of the youth movement.
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Student unions estimated that 250,000 people joined the nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of the youth movement.
France’s Interior Ministry estimated that 146,000 people joined nationwide demonstrations on 7 November against rising living costs and in support of the youth movement. A group of student unions estimated turnout at 250,000, France 24 said.
The demonstrations followed weeks of youth-led unrest and nationwide strikes over living costs that drew hundreds of thousands of workers.
The Interior Ministry said about 350 people had been arrested nationwide in connection with the protests by the evening, DW said. In Paris, the Yellow Vests held a separate rally at Place de la Concorde that authorities had banned. Police clashed with protesters who defied the ban, and 2 movement coordinators were arrested, Al Jazeera said. The ban applied to that rally, not the movement as a whole.
An authorized march from République to Nation proceeded peacefully. Paris police headquarters said tensions followed the arrest of a man for setting fire to a trash can and that about 200 people attacked officers.
In Pau, about 500 people demonstrated as trade unions called for action against rising living costs and in support of high school students.
The cases concern alleged police misconduct at cost-of-living protests and remain under investigation.
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The government plans the low-interest loans by 2030 and a further €1 billion (about $1.1 billion) for universities by 2029, in response to nationwide protests.
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The CGT union put provisional turnout at 1.57 million as workers and students pressed for higher wages and better public services. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced talks with unions and employers for 9 November.
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