Turnout at âthe protests stood at â320,000 ânationwide, with about 70,000 in Paris, â the interior ministry said Saturday â fewer than in previous protests.
However, the youth trade union coalition put the number at nearly half a million, including 200,000 in Paris.
Some 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed across the country, and Paris marches were rerouted to the outskirts of the capital.
More nationwide protests from the Yellow Vests movement were also underway in France on Saturday, in what has been billed as theâŻthird act of demonstrations, following earlier protests on October 17 and 24.âŻStudents and some unions are also expected to join.
French Interior Ministry said 320,000 people were protesting across the country on Saturday, with 70,000 turning up in Paris.
Thousands of young Germans took to the streets nationwide Saturday in the latest protests in Europe led by youths angry at political elites they say are ignoring their concerns.
In Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and dozens of other cities, demonstrators turned out for the protests organised by the group „GenZ regelt!“ (GenZ has got this).
In Deutschlands GroĂstĂ€dten und 30 weiteren Orten haben Demonstrationen der Initiative „Gen Z regelt“ stattgefunden. Protestiert wird unter anderem fĂŒr bessere Bildung und gegen die Wehrpflicht.
Unsere Zukunft liegt in unseren HĂ€nden.
Wir sind junge Menschen, die nicht lĂ€nger zusehen wollen, wie ohne uns ĂŒber unsere Zukunft entschieden wird. Am 31. Oktober gehen wir in 34 StĂ€dten auf die StraĂe: fĂŒr Bildung, Gesundheit, Klimaschutz und ein bezahlbares Leben.
Nicht Gen Z? Komm trotzdem mit. Alle sind willkommen, egal wie alt.