Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered and marched in Paris and Bennet on the evening of Thursday, November 5; A video shows protesters barricading themselves in Nantes. The police in these two cities used tear gas after clashes with several protesters. French authorities put the number of participants in demonstrations across the country at around 600,000, while the General Confederation of Labor put the number at 1,600,000.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered and marched in Paris and Bennet on the evening of Thursday, November 5; A video shows protesters barricading themselves in Nantes. The police in these two cities used tear gas after clashes with several protesters. French authorities put the number of participants in demonstrations across the country at around 600,000, while the General Confederation of Labor put the number at 1,600,000.