PoliticsFrench public service strike puts pressure on government ahead of budget vote

French civil servants went on strike Tuesday, while high school students blocked school entrances to protest planned budget cuts. With seven months before the presidential election and two days before the government presents its 2027 budget draft, polls consistently show deep unpopularity for France’s centre-right government and President Emmanuel Macron.

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