France’s Protests Draw Largest Crowds Since September Amid Fresh Violence and US Travel Warning
Authorities counted 575,000 protesters, more than on Oct. 17, as far-left activists from outside France joined the Paris march.
TL;DR
- Hundreds of thousands marched across France on Nov. 5 in a nationwide strike.
- The protests were for higher wages and pensions, uniting unions, students, and retirees.
- The turnout was the largest since September's student protests, considered the country's most serious social unrest in years.
- The Interior Ministry reported 575,000 demonstrators nationwide, higher than on Oct. 17 when riots and looting occurred.