The Macron government recruits 70,000 agents in the face of protests against the high cost of living The French government on Saturday (24) recruited about 70,000 police and gendarmes, in the face of protests against the cost of living, cuts in public services and inequality. The plan includes armored vehicles, helicopters and water cannons, as well as restrictions on demonstrations in several cities. In Paris, museums and metro stations were closed. There were records of clashes and the use of tear gas in some places. According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, 135 people were arrested until the early afternoon.

The Macron government recruits 70,000 agents in the face of protests against the high cost of living The French government on Saturday (24) recruited about 70,000 police and gendarmes, in the face of protests against the cost of living, cuts in public services and inequality. The plan includes armored vehicles, helicopters and water cannons, as well as restrictions on demonstrations in several cities. In Paris, museums and metro stations were closed. There were records of clashes and the use of tear gas in some places. According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, 135 people were arrested until the early afternoon.