France was swept up in a new wave of demonstrations and strikes - thousands of people took to the streets of Paris and thousands of demonstrators gathered in the Place de la République. Labor unions, students, teachers and government workers are protesting against the rising cost of living, low wages and problems in education. "People can no longer live on their salaries. And schoolchildren say they have no future. The government must wake up," said CGT union representative Zora Dirossi. The demonstrations have become a new challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. After the riots on October 17, accompanied by pogroms and shop looting, the authorities strengthened security measures. About 70 thousand police officers were recruited throughout France. The demonstrators demand change and warn that without a general strike the government will not listen to them. There are only five months left before the presidential elections in France. Macron himself cannot run for a third term.

France was swept up in a new wave of demonstrations and strikes - thousands of people took to the streets of Paris and thousands of demonstrators gathered in the Place de la République. Labor unions, students, teachers and government workers are protesting against the rising cost of living, low wages and problems in education. "People can no longer live on their salaries. And schoolchildren say they have no future. The government must wake up," said CGT union representative Zora Dirossi. The demonstrations have become a new challenge for President Emmanuel Macron. After the riots on October 17, accompanied by pogroms and shop looting, the authorities strengthened security measures. About 70 thousand police officers were recruited throughout France. The demonstrators demand change and warn that without a general strike the government will not listen to them. There are only five months left before the presidential elections in France. Macron himself cannot run for a third term.