Clashes broke out in Paris as a mass march ended Saturday, with the Interior Ministry counting 410,000 protesters nationwide and the CGT union nearly 800,000, over school funding and living costs. Police used tear gas and water cannons near the endpoint at Porte de Vincennes, and similar clashes were reported in Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nice and Nantes. The Paris prosecutor's office said 64 people were arrested and 40 placed in custody, including minors, mostly on suspected weapons offenses or preparing violence. The movement, which began as a protest over staff shortages at one high school, has spread to students and workers seeking higher wages and pensions, testing Macron's authority before May's vote for his successor. Education Ministry figures show 15.4 million teaching hours were lost in 2024-25, 7.5% of scheduled time.
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