French Interior Ministry: 600,000 Protesters Nationwide
Qiyas summary
Approximately 600,000 people protested across France demanding higher wages and improved purchasing power.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Around 600,000 people demonstrated on Thursday across France, including the capital Paris, on a day of action called for by a trade union coalition demanding higher wages and improved purchasing power, according to an initial count by the Ministry of the Interior at 5:00 p.m. (16:00 GMT).
Earlier, at 1:00 p.m., the Ministry of the Interior had recorded 270,000 demonstrators in 180 marches outside Paris, while the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) counted more than 250,000 demonstrators in 73 marches.
