Le Figaro is now reporting the CGT trade union as counting 1.5 million demonstrating across France. In Bordeaux, Le Monde say that between 20,000-55,000 protested, while in Paris the CGT has given an early estimate of 350,000. France demonstrations Western Europe Anti-CPE protests CGT Comments
CGT - “withdrawl of CPE non-negotiable” Bernard Thibault, general secretary of the CGT union - the biggest in France - has said that the withdrawl of the CPE is not negiotiable.
Paris - account and photos from our correspondent A personal account and accompanying photos of the Paris anti-CPE demonstration and riot from one of our correspondents in Paris.
Unions set to announce next step Monday, 5pm Unions are meeting Monday at 5pm local time to decide whether to call for a general strike.
Strike of 28th March: Update On Monday evening, along with the mainstream English language media, we incorrectly reported that unions had announced a General Strike for the 28th of March.
Spontaneous demonstrations against Chirac Several thousand people took part in demonstrations in Paris to protest against the promulgation of the CPE.
Report from demonstrations in Bordeaux An eyewitness account from Bordeaux, where our correspondent Jay Taylor saw spontaneous marches through the streets after Chirac's speech last night.
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