The ministry’s count is below the 410,000 reported by the authorities for the previous Saturday. This third national protest day brings together students, unions and Yellow Vest protesters over living costs and public services.
Marches were relatively calm during the afternoon, followed by tensions as demonstrations ended in Paris and several other cities. Reuters reports police charges in the capital and tear gas in Lyon and Toulouse. Participation estimates remain attributed to the organisations that supplied them and are not an independent count.