123In several cities of the country have been going mass demonstrations with the participation of factory workers and transport workers, and educational spheres. The protesters demanded the government to do more effective measures to protect citizens from the economic crisis.

According to union representatives, the majority of residents do not receive adequate support from the authorities. However, a nationwide protest, that has already been carried out for the fifth time the trade unions of France, has collected much less activist, than the previous demonstration.

Even on the occasion on 1-st May, took to the streets more than a million people, while now the number was almost two times less. The only difference was a strike of French media, with the result, that on the shelves of kiosks have vanished newspapers. According to the poll, 74% of French people believe the protest justified, but only a third of them believed, that it was able to influence government policy.