Di French trade union wey dem dey call CGT don announce say more than one million pipo join protest for di kontri on Thursday. BFM TV talk say at least 181 protesters don dey arrest so far.
Di Interior Ministry report say seven law enforcement officers, 10 protesters and one journalist injure for di rally.
Di strike and protest dey affect plenty sectors like pharmaceutical and education. Di Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions of France (FSPF) talk say 20,000 pharmacists dey for street, and di Student Union syndicate talk say 110,000 high school and university students don mobilize.
Di Interior Ministry still report say 282,500 protesters dey march for regions, but dem no count Paris join.
Police officers dey pelt dem with stone
Di Paris procession start peacefully, but kasala burst near Boulevard Voltaire. Police talk say dem try damage one business for di area. Dem throw stone and bottle for di officers, wey make police fire tear gas grenade and arrest people.
Dem talk say 35,000 departmental gendarmes dey ground.
Outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau tell reporters say di blockades no strong reach wetin dem expect for di first part of di day.
Di protest na di major French trade unions organize am, and e dey follow di controversial budget proposal wey di former Prime Minister Francois Bayrou introduce.
More than 80,000 police officers dey ground
Retailleau talk on Wednesday say dem dey expect very strong mobilization across plenty sectors like public services, education, transport, agriculture, industry and entertainment.
To secure di protest, di Interior Ministry announce say dem go deploy more than 80,000 police officers and gendarmes for di whole kontri, plus armoured vehicles, drones and water cannons.
For di first time since Yellow Vest protest, dem go deploy 24 Centaure armoured vehicles across France, plus about 10 water-launching devices.
About 40 union marches dey planned for di kontri, and dem estimate say up to 800,000 people go join.
Political wahala
Di September 18 action follow di “Block Everything” mobilization wey happen last week, wey draw nearly 197,000 people for di whole kontri.
France dey face political wahala as Bayrou lose confidence vote for di National Assembly on September 8.
Bayrou, wey unveil 2026 budget framework for July, dey find support for im plan to save nearly €44 billion ($51 billion) to reduce France public debt wey don reach 113% of GDP.
French President Emmanuel Macron appoint Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu as di new prime minister. Im job na to hold consultation with political parties before dem form di new government.
Budget wahala
France get one of di EU biggest budget deficit wey be 5.8% of GDP.
Di budget negotiation na big wahala for French politics.
Di failure to reach agreement on di 2025 budget last year na wetin make di Michel Barnier government collapse for December after left-wing and far-right parties join hand for no-confidence motion.
