Demonstrations against rising prices and declining purchasing power in France attracted 410,000 participants across the country, according to data from the French Ministry of the Interior, APA reports citing BFMTV.
The largest protest was the march in Paris, where, according to authorities, 110,000 people participated. Meanwhile, the CGT trade union, which co-organized the demonstrations across the country, claims the number of participants reached 800,000, while in Paris, according to their data, approximately 250,000 people protested.
In Paris and several other cities across the country, protests were accompanied by clashes between protesters and police. Particularly serious incidents occurred in Paris, Nantes, Lille, and Lyon. In Nantes, as reported by CNEWS, protesters attempted to rob a jewelry boutique, which had already been targeted by rioters during the riots on October 17. Later, the Loire-Atlantique and Pays de la Loire region prefecture reported that police were able to quickly stop the theft and detain six people.
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