In France, opponents of the government’s budget policy began protesting against the policy of strict savings.
, at the call of the country’s largest trade unions, employees of the fields of education, health, public transport and other industries declared strikes in protest against economic restrictions introduced by the authorities. The cancellations of metro and buses, as well as to interruptions in the movement of suburban trains.
in the capital, the police used batons and tear gas to disperse activists trying to block the departure of buses from the transport terminal in the capital. The security forces forced the protesters to leave the district, which only intensified tension.
detention in Marseille and shares in other cities
in Marseille, the second largest city in France, the police detained 22 protests. In Lyon, the demonstrators tried to block traffic on the ring road, causing a curtain.
In a number of cities, schoolchildren blocked the entrances to educational institutions. In the 20th district of Paris, the police used a tear gas to accelerate the students of Lyceum Helen Busher, who tried to block the entrance to the school.
Prefecture of the Department of Var, in Toulon in the south of the country, the protesters slowed down on the A57 and A50 highways, which affected dozens of cars. In Shamberi, activists organized a bike racket around the intersection to complicate the movement of transport.
in the afternoon in Paris, Lyon and other cities, large -scale protests with the participation of hundreds of thousands opposing the budget policy of the government are expected. In anticipation of possible riots, store owners in Paris and Lyon began to close the facades of their outlets to protect property.
The economic situation in France is complicated by a high level of public debt. The discussion of the budget for 2026 caused acute disagreements between the government of Francois Bayru and the opposition. On September 8, Birera could not pass the vote of confidence in parliament, which intensified the political crisis in the country against the background of the growing long crisis.
on September of September, dissatisfied with the economic policy and actions of President Emmanuel Macron, took to the streets to express the protest.