Riot police have clashed with protesters in Paris after they took to the streets in response to calls to ‘Block All the things’ over discontent with the French authorities.
Tens of 1000’s of individuals have taken to the streets of the French capital, Marseille, and different cities in response to the web ‘Bloquons Tout’ marketing campaign, which is urging folks to strike, block roads, and different public companies.
The federal government has deployed greater than 80,000 officers to answer the unrest, which comes on the identical day the brand new prime minister is being sworn in.
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A policeman amid smoke on the streets of Paris on Wednesday. Pic: AP
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Protesters maintain an indication that reads: ’10 September Public Vacation!!’ in Paris. Pic: Reuters
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‘Block All the things’ protesters exterior Paris’s Gare du Nord on Wednesday. Pic: Reuters
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Riot police method ‘Block All the things’ protesters in Marseille. Pic: AP
On Tuesday, Francois Bayrou misplaced a vote of no confidence and was changed by Sebastien Lecornu, who is about to turn into the fourth prime minister put in by President Emmanuel Macron in 12 months.
The ‘Block All the things’ rallies come amid spiralling nationwide debt and are much like the Yellow Vest motion that broke out over tax will increase through the president’s first time period.
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