French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has invited trade unions and employers' organisations to a "social conference" at Matignon, Le Monde.fr reports, following the nationwide mobilisation of 5 November. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, according to the same outlet.
The 5 November protests drew between 575,000 and 1.6 million demonstrators across France, Le Monde.fr reports, citing the differing counts. The day's rallies were called over the cost of living, and coverage by franceinfo described crowded processions in cities including Douai, Limoges and Paris, with participants questioning what would come next.
According to BFM, youth organisations and yellow-vest protesters are planning further actions before the Matignon meeting takes place. The Courrier picard reports that the inter-union coalition will decide on any follow-up mobilisation only after the social conference has been held.
The invitation places the government's response to the protest movement in a formal setting, with both union and employer representatives due at the prime minister's office. The scale of the turnout, as reported by Le Monde.fr, gives the talks a political weight beyond a routine consultation.
What to watch next: whether the inter-union group calls further action after Monday's meeting, and what the youth and yellow-vest groups do before it.