In Photos: Protests in France challenges new prime minister`s budget plans

Updated On: 18 September, 2025 05:31 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Strikes and street demonstrations called by all major trade unions to denounce budget cuts were expected Thursday across France, as new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu talks with political opponents about curbing France`s massive deficit and debt.

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Thousands of people march through the streets of Saint-Denis de La Reunion, on the French Indian ocean island of La Reunion

<p>A portrait of France`s President Emmanuel Macron is seen under a banner reading "Let`s bury Macron" during a demonstration in Lorient, western France</p>

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A portrait of France`s President Emmanuel Macron is seen under a banner reading "Let`s bury Macron" during a demonstration in Lorient, western France

<p>A demonstrator passes by a banner reading "Now, in the street, all together renewable general strike" as he protests in Montpellier, southern France</p>

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A demonstrator passes by a banner reading "Now, in the street, all together renewable general strike" as he protests in Montpellier, southern France

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A protester lights flares in Marseille, southeastern France.

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A protesters hold a placard reading "be careful, we have got plenty of placards" in Marseille, southeastern France

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Protesters look at anti-riot police officers as they take part in a demonstration in Bayonne, southwestern France

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A protester waves a Palestinian flag in Marseille, southeastern France

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