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France's Interior Minister Announces Nearly 200 Arrests in Early Stages of Nationwide Day of Protests
Lecornu faces immediate challenges as widespread protests disrupt transport and public services, with 80,000 police deployed amid political unrest over budget cuts and inflation.
- France experiences nationwide protests, with violent clashes between police and protesters in major cities.
- More than 200 people were arrested in Paris, where demonstrators blocked roads and targeted public properties, according to authorities.
- Outgoing Prime Minister Fran�ois Bayrou was replaced by S�bastien Lecornu following a confidence vote loss, highlighting instability in leadership, according to government sources.
- Protesters hold President Emmanuel Macron responsible for leadership changes and austerity measures, which have drawn public outrage.
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lejsl.comFor his first day as Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu faced the anger of the French who mobilized this Wednesday, September 10 for a massive social movement. Follow the evolution of the situation live.
RECIT - Serial blockages, clashes with law enforcement, scattered sabotages have emulated actions throughout the territory, a movement in which young people have participated in more than expected.
On his first day in office, France's new Prime Minister Lecornu faces nationwide protests.
’Block everything’: protests grip France as new PM starts job
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was set to take office on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in a show of grassroots opposition to President Emmanuel Macron, sparking clashes with police and dozens of arrests. The demonstrations, led by a loose left-wing collective under the slogan "Block Everything", are a baptism of fire for Lecornu, 39, a close ally of Macron and defence minister for the past three years. France deploye…
Protests against the government's austerity plans are taking place in France, with roadblocks turning into riots in some places. Nearly 300 people have been arrested. New Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promises change.
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