Mass protests against the government's budget policy took place in Paris.

Mass protests are taking place in Paris against the government's budget policy. According to the police, the number of protesters amounted to 20 thousand people. Footage from the scene of the October 2 events is published by Izvestia.

"According to police, 20,000 people protested in Paris. <...> Five metro stations were closed in Paris," Le parisien newspaper reports.

The demonstration in Paris is taking place in a calm atmosphere, according to the publication, about 5,000 police officers have been mobilized to protect order in the capital.

Protest Republic: rallies in France have become nationwide

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

Earlier in the day, about 50 protesters blocked the road to the Longwick oil depot in the suburbs of Dijon in France. According to the newspaper Dijon Actualites, the protesters opposed the policies of the country's new prime Minister Sebastian Lecorn and the position of his government.

On September 18, Acting French Foreign Minister Bruno Retaio said that more than 300 people had been detained across the country. According to the Interior Ministry, a day of inter-union strikes was held throughout France, in which more than 500,000 demonstrators took part.

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