02 December 2025, France, Paris: People gather to protest against the government's draft budget. Responding to calls from the CGT, FSU and Solidaires unions, fewer than 5,000 demonstrators marched peacefully under heavy police surveillance in Paris. According to the organisers, a total of around 150 rallies and marches are planned across France. Photo: Jan Schmidt-Whitley/Le Pictorium via ZUMA Press/dpa