Protesters have staged a nationwide anti government leaving streets with smoke from burning barricades and tear gas.
Demonstrators are rallying against budget cuts and political instability.
The “Block Everything” campaign created a formidable test for President Emmanuel Macron.
This has transformed Sebastien Lecornu’s first day as prime minister into an immediate crisis.
While the movement did not achieve its goal of total national disruption, it successfully paralysed significant portions of daily life.
Police deploys over 80,000 officers who dismantled barricades and arrested hundreds across France.
Protesters torched a bus in Rennes, while severed electric cables in the southwest halted train service and created traffic chaos.
Nearly 200,000 demonstrators were reported nationwide by the ministry of Interior.
They have also documented more than 450 arrests, hundreds in custody, more than a dozen injured officers.
The “Bloquons Tout” protests, while not matching the scale of France’s 2018 yellow vest movement, highlighted the recurring pattern of unrest during Macron’s presidency.
Since his 2022 re-election, Macron has faced intense public anger over controversial pension reforms that have seen retirement age pushed to 64 from 62.
