07h20: The unions denounce in unison “the contempt” and “the denial” of the head of state
“This intervention will stir up anger,” said Philippe Martinez on Wednesday, the secretary general of the CGT. Without advancing a number of demonstrators, union officials are again calling for a “massive” mobilization. The FIDL high school student union called for “massive blockades throughout the territory” Thursday and Friday.
The police predict “between 600 and 800,000 people on around 320 actions”, including 40 to 70,000 in Paris, where the procession will set off at 2 p.m. from the Place de la Bastille, towards the Place de l’Opéra.
According to a source close to the government, the executive expects the mobilization to “wither away” after Thursday’s demonstration, and that everything will be back to normal “this weekend”.