A mass strike against the draft budget was held in France

A large-scale strike and trade union demonstrations took place in France against the draft budget for next year. This was reported on September 19 by Izvestia.

Protest Republic: rallies in France have become nationwide

It is expected that up to 900 thousand people will take part in them.

The total number of participants in the demonstrations and strikes, according to trade union estimates, exceeded 1 million people. In Paris alone, up to 100,000 residents demonstrated. Some of the metro lines were operating intermittently. In the morning, clashes with the police were recorded in some areas of the capital. The protesters also tried to block transport hubs. About 80,000 police officers were deployed across the country.

The reason for the French protests was the country's draft budget for 2026. France is facing an economic crisis: expenses are rising, incomes are falling. This is the second wave of protests. The first one happened on September 10, and then the protesters opposed the government's draft budget. About 200,000 French people took to the streets against cuts in social spending under the slogan "Block everything."

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

The struggle for sums: strikes are taking place in France due to the anti-social budget