French police used tear gas during mass demonstrations in Paris after clashes broke out between some protesters and security personnel, on a day that witnessed demonstrations and strikes across the country in protest against the cost of living and the decline in public services and education conditions. The Ministry of the Interior reported that about 270,000 people participated in the demonstrations outside the capital, while the Paris demonstration witnessed the participation of several politicians, including Jean-Luc Melanchon and Raphael Glucksman.