Nearly 1.6 million people marched in France during the November 5 mobilization according to the CGT, 575,000 according to the Ministry of the Interior

Nearly 1.6 million people marched in France during the mobilization on Thursday, November 5, including 350,000 in Paris, according to the CGT. The leaders of the CFDT and the CGT were delighted with “a success”. For its part, the Ministry of the Interior reported some 575,000 demonstrators, including 65,000 in Paris, during the national day of action for wages and purchasing power at the call of the inter-union.

"The national report at 6 p.m. shows 448 arrests", "53 members of the police injured" and "86 interventions for fires", according to the Ministry of the Interior, which refers to a report "provisional at this stage". "On October 31, 227 actions were counted (320,000 people), 289 actions on October 24 (410,000 participants) and 430 on October 17 (550,000 participants)", recalled Beauvau, noting that the march of the declared processions had "generally gone well". On October 17, the CGT claimed 800,000 demonstrators.

Tensions reported in several cities

The Ministry of the Interior nevertheless deplored that "in many cities (Rennes, Marseille, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, etc.), groups at risk, each time composed of several hundred radical and ultra-left activists, have been formed." “They tried to degenerate the processions and/or to enter prohibited areas and particularly in city centers which were particularly protected by internal security forces.”