Overview

• Protests and walkouts took place in more than 240 locations, with unions urging the government to scrap planned budget cuts.
• The Interior Ministry deployed about 76,000 police nationwide, including roughly 5,000 in the Paris region.
• Officials reported around 85,000 participants by midday across the country excluding Paris, a lower count than the previous nationwide action.
• Union demands include more funding for public services, higher taxes on the wealthy, and reversal of pension changes that raised the retirement age to 64.
• Sébastien Lecornu is still forming a cabinet and is expected to unveil 2026 budget proposals in the coming days.