Hundreds of thousands march in France's fourth national strike this year

Unions put turnout above 1.5 million and police near 600,000, as workers, students and the yellow vest movement protested President Macron's 2027 austerity budget. More than 70,000 police were deployed; the government has offered 4 billion euros for school renovation, far short of the 10 billion unions are demanding.

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