France in Standby: 800,000 people are expected on the streets against budget cuts

In the rare expression of unity, the unions called on the citizens on strike against the draft budget called “horror play”, which aims to reduce the accumulated state debt.

Serious disorders in road, rail and air traffic are expected, and many schools will be closed.

The planned demonstrations come at the time when President Emmanuel Macron appointed his close ally Sébastien Lecornu for a new Prime Minister, to solve an all deeper political crisis.

Lecorenu’s predecessor, François Bayrou, lost confidence in parliament after an unsuccessful attempt to push the restrictive budget with the aim of reducing deficit and growing debt.

Last Wednesday, about 200,000 people came out to the streets as an expression of spontaneous resistance Macron, after calling on social networks to “block everything”.

Authorities now expect a far larger number of participants, pointing out the determination of unions to mobilize citizens while growing dissatisfaction due to political stalemate and increasing costs of life.

According to safety sources, at least 250 marches around the country are expected.

The source close to the authorities estimates that the number of demonstrators will reach up to 800,000.

The proportion of protest is expected to be similar to those from 2023. year against controversial pension system reform, when the number of demonstrators varied from 280,000 to over a million – depending on the day.

Departing the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retaille, warned the police that the “risk of mess is significant due to the presence of small groups of ultra-leftists who would try to infiltrate in official marches.”

RetailEau emphasized that no damage to public buildings would be tolerated and warned of the possibility of sabotage and blockade from Wednesday night until Thursday morning.

About 80,000 police officers will be distributed across the country.

(Vijesti.ba)