France, Unions hold nationwide protest against the govt.’s austerity measures

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Hundreds of thousands of people across France took to the streets in a sweeping wave of protests and strikes, denouncing the government's proposed austerity measures for the 2026 budget. teleSUR

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00:00On Thursday in France, unions went on strike against the austerity measures implemented by Emmanuel Macron's government.

00:08Hundreds of thousands of people took part in protest against imminent budget cuts that continue to happen.

00:15Actually, we are looking at live images at this moment.

00:18Protesters are calling for the previous government fiscal plans to be scraped,

00:24increased spending on public services, higher taxes on the wealthy and the reversal of an unpopular change,

00:32making people work longer to get a pension.

00:36The gathering included teachers and representatives from various sectors of the workforce,

00:41while teenagers also blocked dozens of high schools.

00:45Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day,

00:50including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.

00:54According to police reports, more than 90 people have already been arrested in various locations.

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