Over 5,00,000 Protest In France Against Macron's Austerity Policies

Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's austerity policies, disrupting much of the country's public life.

Heeding a call from trade unions, protesters staged a day of nationwide actions, with public transport stalled, schools closed, and people taking to the streets for demonstrations marked by sporadic clashes with the police.

One trade union, the leftist CGT, said that more than a million people across the country had taken part in the demonstrations.