French protests snowball into nationwide challenge for Macron's government
France is bracing for more protests this Saturday, despite government efforts to ease public anger. Protesters say the new measures don't go far enough, raising the prospect of further turmoil six months before a presidential election. More than half a million people took to the streets on Oct 17. By Oct 24, the movement had grown beyond students, drawing in teachers, parents, trade unions, firefighters and healthcare workers. Ross Cullen reports from Paris on how a push for education reforms has snowballed into a nationwide challenge to Emmanuel Macron's government.
France is bracing for more protests this Saturday, despite government efforts to ease public anger. Protesters say the new measures don't go far enough, raising the prospect of further turmoil six months before a presidential election. More than half a million people took to the streets on Oct 17. By Oct 24, the movement had grown beyond students, drawing in teachers, parents, trade unions, firefighters and healthcare workers. Ross Cullen reports from Paris on how a push for education reforms has snowballed into a nationwide challenge to Emmanuel Macron's government.
