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🔴 French police fire teargas as clashes erupt at May Day pension protests: Police fired teargas in Paris and other cities as protesters turned out for May Day ...
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Unions in France call for fresh day of pension protest on June 6 : French trade unions on Tuesday called for a new day of nationwide protests on June 6 against ...
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French Unions Plan New Day of Pension Reform Protests on June 6: French unions called for a fresh day of nationwide strikes and marches on June 6 in what will be ...
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Macron faces Labour Day protests as pension reform anger festers: French President Emmanuel Macron faced nationwide protests on Labour Day on Monday as he ...
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Macron Government Wants Crackdown Against Violent Protesters: Emmanuel Macron’s government called for a crackdown on violent protesters as labor unions vowed to ...
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French unions call for new protests against pension reform: The French inter-union group has called a new day of mobilisation against the reform of pensions in ...
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May Day march against pension reform: Protesters determined to 'give it our all': Thousands marched across Paris and other French cities in what unions hoped ...
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Clashes erupt at French May Day protests against Macron: Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took ...
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Hundred arrested, 100 police officers injured as riots break out at French pensions protests
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At least 108 police injured, 291 detained in France May Day protests: Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of ...
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Police in France fire tear gas as French march against pension reform: Workers marched across France in anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s increase in the ...
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French mass in 1 May show of anger against Macron pension reform - Region - World
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Anger Over Pensions Law Fuels May Day Protests in France: Protesters are still hoping to force the government to reverse its decision to raise the legal ...
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Macron faces Labour Day protests as pension reform anger festers: PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron faced nationwide protests on Labour Day ...
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France's Macron faces Labour Day protests: French President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on ...
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Macron faces renewed pension protests on Labour Day: French unions have vowed that up to 100,000 people will take part in a demonstration in Paris today against ...
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Macron faces May Day protests over divisive French pensions law: France's President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer ...
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France Braces for Renewed Anti-Macron Protests on Labor Day: Labor unions are looking to planned marches across France on Monday to rebuild pressure on the ...
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France's Macron faces Labour Day protests over divisive pension law: France's President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to ...
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More than 600,000 rally across France, putting fresh pressure on Macron’s embattled government
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France braces for fresh unrest, government vows tough response: France deployed a 70,000-strong police presence to contain a widely expected bout of fresh ...
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French protest groups demand more rallies as Macron faces tough choices: The government began talks with unions and student representatives to defuse the crisis ...
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French police arrest 135 people, as tens of thousands protest across country - live updates
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Key FactsClashes in Paris during nationwide protests across France
Oct 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The Interior Ministry counted 289 protests nationwide and 110,000 participants in Paris; the CGT estimated 250,000 there.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police had made nearly 1,000 arrests; he expected the figure to rise significantly as more were counted.
- Near the eastern end of the Paris march, masked protesters threw objects and fireworks; police used tear gas, sound grenades and water cannons.
- After meeting Macron on Friday, student representatives said he had promised university admissions reform; they called for protests to continue until concrete measures were announced.
“The young people who have been demonstrating have not been heard, and as a parent and as a teacher, I stand with them.”— Bénédicte Pittion, a teacher, said this while marching in Paris with her daughter.

Fresh Paris Protests Turn Violent as 400,000 Rally Over Living Costs: The Paris march began peacefully, a week after widespread rioting and looting during ...
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Key FactsClashes Erupt Near End of Paris Protest March
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- The Interior Ministry put nationwide turnout at 410,000, below its 550,000 estimate for the previous weekend; the CGT estimated nearly 800,000 on Saturday.
- Near the eastern end of the Paris march, masked protesters threw objects and fireworks at police, who used tear gas, sound grenades and water cannons.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police had made nearly 1,000 arrests, with the total expected to rise significantly as more were counted.
- After meeting Macron on Friday, high-school representatives said he had promised university-admissions reform; they called for protests to continue until concrete measures were announced.

France protests: Macron takes off 'luxury' watch during TV interview: The president's team say the watch was banging on the table - but critics say it was a bad ...
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At least 457 people arrested, 441 security forces injured in violent French pension protests
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Emmanuel Macron’s government survives, but more trouble lies ahead: Protests against his pension reform may spread
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Nationwide strikes bring France to a halt for a second day in a row : French unions are keeping up street pressure against the government's pension reform ...
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France prepares for 5th day of pension reform protest: PARIS (AP) — France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against a ...
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Nearly 1 Million French People March Against Raising Pension Age 2 Years: Protesters gathered in cities across the country in opposition to French President ...
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Third wave of French pension protests keeps pressure on Macron: Public transport, schools and refinery supplies in France were disrupted on Tuesday as trade ...
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‘Live to work or work to live?’: Why France's youth are fighting Macron’s pension reform
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Macron Digs In as Hostility to French Pension Reform Mushrooms: Opposition to Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age is swelling ...
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Strikes, protests test French plan to raise retirement age: PARIS (AP) — French workers angry over proposed changes to retirement rules are halting high-speed ...
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'A social battle' - what you need to know about France's controversial pension reform
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Minor clashes break out at Paris protest against pension reforms: French police fired tear gas on Saturday in low-level clashes in the center of Paris with ...
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