# French public service strike puts pressure on government ahead of budget vote

https://mins.news/en/video/78528

- France 24 English, 2026-09-29 11:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqb-4JJI048

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

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