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France faces massive disruption on day of strike action Thursday

Newly appointed French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu faces his first major test on Thursday when a nationwide turnout of 800,000 is expected in protests warning against expected budget cuts, a movement involving all the major trades unions.

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France is braced for one of its biggest strike days in recent years, as trade unions make a rare show of unity to put pressure on the new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to rethink budget cuts and act on wages, pensions and public services, reports The Guardian.

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