POLITICS
Hundreds of thousands protest across France over school funding and living costs
More than 400,000 people demonstrated across France on Saturday, protesting school funding cuts and rising living costs as a challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's government. The largely peaceful marches in multiple cities concluded with clashes in Paris, where police deployed tear gas and water cannons.
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Left-leaning outlets emphasize the scale of the demonstrations (400,000+ participants) and frame the protests as a significant political challenge to Macron's policies, while noting that the protests were largely peaceful despite police use of force at the conclusion.