The demonstration gathered around 5,000 people, RT's Ilya Petrenko reported from the French capital.
A variety of left-wing political forces occupied an entire street in downtown Paris for the rally.
15/11/2014 France - Protest in Paris against austerity. #15nov#manifencourspic.twitter.com/rWYH52BqhBThe majority of those who came voted for socialist Francois Hollande two years ago and now say they were betrayed by the president they put in power.
- Global March (@global_march) November 15, 2014
Anti-#austerity march reaches the Seine. pic.twitter.com/LjJLIz1nF1They gathered to say 'no' to austerity and budget cuts, as well as Hollande's policies which have been dictated by EU authorities in Brussels.
- Ilya Petrenko (@ilpetrenko_rt) November 15, 2014
The protesters carried banners and signs saying "Austerity kills" and "They betrayed Jean Jaures (the leader of French socialists in the early 1900s)."
"These austerity policies consist of massive cuts in social spending and huge tax breaks for big corporations. That's precisely what Hollande promised not to do," a demonstrator told RT.
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