Unrest in France: What caused people to protest? • FRANCE 24 English

According to trade unions, more than 1 million people took to the streets of #France this Thursday, September 18. Their goal was to put pressure on the country’s new Prime Minister #SébastienLecornu. But what do the French expect from their new government? And why are they so angry? Our journalists Katrine Lyngsø and Aurelia Abdelbost went out to ask them.
#France #strike #protests

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Post from France 24 on September 18, 2025

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