# Live: France braces for nationwide strikes in fresh test for Macron’s policies

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/live-france-braces-for-nationwide-strikes-in-fresh-test-for-macrons-policies/
- Published: 2026-11-05T05:53:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:27:31+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261105-live-france-nationwide-strikes-living-costs
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- France is preparing for large nationwide demonstrations.
- Around 70,000 police have been deployed.
- A student movement has become a wider challenge to Macron.

## Summary

French authorities are preparing for nationwide demonstrations, a fresh test of President Emmanuel Macron’s policies and his government’s handling of mounting public discontent. Officials are seeking to prevent a repeat of riots and looting on 17 October, which damaged shops and public buildings and drew criticism of the government.

About 70,000 police have been deployed across the country, while domestic intelligence estimates that 500,000 to 700,000 people may demonstrate outside Paris. Macron held a defence and security meeting ahead of the protests. The movement began with student concerns about worsening school conditions and young people’s prospects, then broadened into a wider challenge to his government.

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