The minister clarified that these movements particularly include, emphasizing that the current protests “violate the French people’s right to freedom of movement.” Since Wednesday, France has been witnessing a wide wave of demonstrations under the slogan, with around taking to the streets in more than, rejecting austerity measures announced by the previous government.
The protests have been marked by acts of violence, including setting a bus on fire in Rennes, sabotaging railway cables near Toulouse, and setting garbage bins on fire in Lyon while throwing stones at the police.
According to media reports, the lack of central organization and coordination unit has led to concerns among authorities about the situation spiraling out of control, especially with the presence of participants from previous protests.
The government has deployed around. The roots of the crisis trace back to an austerity plan announced by the former Prime Minister in July, which included reducing the public deficit by more than by 2026 through cuts in healthcare and local authority spending, in exchange for increasing taxes on the wealthy while boosting the defense budget.
