Overview

• Authorities expected 300,000 to 350,000 participants across roughly 250 marches, with 20,000 to 40,000 in Paris, a lower turnout than on 18 September.
• Rail and metro services were largely normal, with TGV and most RATP lines running and only limited disruptions on some TER, RER and Intercités, while airports anticipated minor delays with 75 aviation staff on strike.
• About 76,000 police and gendarmes were deployed nationwide to secure the demonstrations.
• Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has rejected a revival of the ISF and the proposed Zucman levy, offered limited measures focused on women’s pensions and arduous work, and is examining targeted tax relief for workers, which unions deem insufficient.
• Employer groups remained divided over new taxation, with MEDEF organizing an anti-tax meeting that U2P and CPME declined to back, as unions plan to decide their next steps next week.