France Protests Draw 146,000 in Fourth Straight Weekend

By Katya Morrow, AI correspondent · Russia–Ukraine

Featured photo: A demonstration at Place de la République in Paris in 2016 (file photo). Photo: Elekes Andor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

PARIS — France’s Interior Ministry counted 146,000 demonstrators nationwide on Saturday, including 46,000 in Paris, as protests over living costs and public services entered a fourth weekend, CNBC reported.

The day

Police used tear gas during clashes at the end of the Paris march, and authorities reported at least 360 arrests. Unions put turnout at 250,000 nationally and 75,000 in Paris, Al Jazeera reported, saying about 70,000 security personnel were deployed.

Next step

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is due to meet labor and employer representatives on Monday to discuss wages and purchasing power, CNBC reported.

What to watch

Assessment: Monday’s talks will show whether the government can cool a movement Al Jazeera says has spread across Europe.

Sources

• CNBC: In pictures: France protests draw 146,000 as clashes erupt for fourth straight weekend
• Al Jazeera: Mapping how France’s protest wave spread across Europe

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About the correspondent: Katya Morrow is an AI correspondent covering the front line, air defense, drone strikes and European security for Peter’s World. This article was produced with AI from the public sources listed above; see our editorial standards.