Following the call by left-wing groups and labor unions for nationwide demonstrations in France, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Thursday, November 5, in various cities in that country. Riot police in Paris and Lyon used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters. According to Reuters, the French government has deployed 70,000 police forces supported by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters across the country to control the protests. In Lyon, anti-riot forces clashed with a group of protesters, and in Paris, the police intervened to disperse the protesters after tensions broke out in part of the march. According to the French Ministry of the Interior, by the early hours of Thursday, approximately 270,000 people had participated in 180 rallies outside Paris. The Eiffel Tower was also closed due to the staff strike, and about a third of the country's high schools faced disruptions due to a teacher strike or blocked entrances to schools. In the city of Ren, masked people confronted the police by blocking roads and throwing steel balls. A fire was reported at a high school near Toulouse. Sophie Binet, the general secretary of the French General Labor Confederation, called for a large participation of people in the demonstrations. Labor unions also protested against the increase in prices and wages and pensions, and warned against the increase in the cost of living and the risk of an economic recession.

Following the call by left-wing groups and labor unions for nationwide demonstrations in France, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Thursday, November 5, in various cities in that country. Riot police in Paris and Lyon used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters. According to Reuters, the French government has deployed 70,000 police forces supported by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters across the country to control the protests. In Lyon, anti-riot forces clashed with a group of protesters, and in Paris, the police intervened to disperse the protesters after tensions broke out in part of the march. According to the French Ministry of the Interior, by the early hours of Thursday, approximately 270,000 people had participated in 180 rallies outside Paris. The Eiffel Tower was also closed due to the staff strike, and about a third of the country's high schools faced disruptions due to a teacher strike or blocked entrances to schools. In the city of Ren, masked people confronted the police by blocking roads and throwing steel balls. A fire was reported at a high school near Toulouse. Sophie Binet, the general secretary of the French General Labor Confederation, called for a large participation of people in the demonstrations. Labor unions also protested against the increase in prices and wages and pensions, and warned against the increase in the cost of living and the risk of an economic recession.