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Thousands joined an education march in Paris amid protests over class sizes and staffing. Police expected a larger turnout, but no final count was reported.
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The march set off from Place de la République after 2pm on Tuesday, 6 October. Police expected between 20,000 and 40,000 participants, but that was a forecast, not a count of those who attended. The march was held in solidarity with school protests in recent days, during which demonstrators complained about oversized classes and a shortage of education staff. [1]
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing LFI party, joined the march and told pupils and students beforehand that they were right to protest. Socialist Party politician Olivier Fauré also addressed participants, saying those demonstrating had been treated with contempt by people in power. [1]
The CGT trade union confederation put the number of demonstrators across France on Tuesday at 260,000. Authorities gave a nationwide figure of 86,000 early that afternoon. Neither figure is a count of the Paris march. [1]
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