{"id":1291287,"date":"2025-09-10T18:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/france-rocked-by-mass-protests-295-arrests-clashes-and-fires-during-the-appointment-of-new-prime-minister-le-corneille\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T06:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:50:49","slug":"france-rocked-by-mass-protests-295-arrests-clashes-and-fires-during-the-appointment-of-new-prime-minister-le-corneille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/france-rocked-by-mass-protests-295-arrests-clashes-and-fires-during-the-appointment-of-new-prime-minister-le-corneille\/","title":{"rendered":"France Erupts in Protests: 295 Arrested Amid Clashes and Fires Over New PM Le Corneille"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>France is facing a fresh political crisis as massive protests erupted across the country on the day President Emmanuel Macron appointed S\u00e9bastien Le Corneille as the new prime minister, led by the &#8220;Block Everything&#8221; movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-macron-protests-police-block-everything-208295b789e06106f408acf56148b6c6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The protests began on Wednesday, September 10, and quickly spread from Paris to Marseille, Lille, Nantes, Rennes, and Lyon. In the capital, demonstrators blocked traffic on the ring road, built barricades from garbage bins, and threw objects at police. The most violent clashes occurred near Gare du Nord station. Firefighters extinguished a fire at a restaurant in the city center, which threatened to spread to nearby buildings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HsqiE_ja18?si=55pC6DBGrPcLJMcY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn the western city of Rennes, protesters set fire to a bus, while in the southwest, a fire damaged electrical cables, halting train services. According to the Interior Ministry, more than 180 people had been detained in Paris alone by midday, bringing the total number of arrests nationwide to 295.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HOrmIqYv2_w?si=ksdPS6cuL7UzPigD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"339\">The protests marked the first major test for S\u00e9bastien Le Corneille, whom President Macron appointed as prime minister following Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou\u2019s resignation. Bayrou\u2019s government collapsed on Monday after failing a confidence vote in parliament.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"648\">Le Corneille, who previously headed the Ministry of Defense, now faces an acute financial crisis, with the country under pressure to cut the budget by tens of billions of euros. Bayrou had planned spending cuts and the cancellation of two public holidays\u2014measures that became a catalyst for social unrest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"910\">Protesters in Paris held up anti-government banners reading, \u201cLe Corneille, you\u2019re not welcome here!\u201d and \u201cTax the rich.\u201d Youth groups and trade unions accused the government of shifting financial burdens onto ordinary citizens instead of taxing the wealthy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"1324\">France has experienced a prolonged period of instability. The 2018\u20132019 \u201cYellow Vest\u201d protests, the 2022 wave of outrage over pension reform, and the 2023 riots following the killing of a teenager by police have all gradually eroded public trust in the authorities. The current \u201cBlock Everything\u201d movement, which emerged on social media over the summer, represents a new phase of this long-standing discontent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1577\">Authorities claim that radical left-wing groups are attempting to exploit the protests to provoke violence. However, online calls for peaceful action suggest that the movement enjoys broad support across social groups, from students to trade unions.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth adding that on the evening of September 9, French President Emmanuel <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/p-iatyy-ochilnyk-uriadu-za-dva-roky-makron-pryznachyv-novym-prem-ier-ministrom-sebastiena-lekorniu\/\">Macron appointed Defense Minister S\u00e9bastien Le Corneille as the country&#8217;s new prime minister<\/a>. The appointment followed the fall of Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou&#8217;s government after parliament voted no confidence in his cabinet. Le Corneille, a longtime Macron supporter, became France&#8217;s fifth prime minister in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, on September 9, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nepal-okhopyly-kryvavi-protesty-pislia-zaborony-sotsmerezh-22-liudyny-zahynuly-shche-sotni-poraneni\/\">large-scale protests broke out in Nepal<\/a> after the government banned social media, which quickly escalated into bloody riots. In the capital, Kathmandu, police opened fire on demonstrators, killing more than 20 people and injuring hundreds. Youth are demanding an end to corruption and censorship, while the country&#8217;s Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, announced his resignation, which caused a deep political crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that in June, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/serbiia-vybukhnula-protestamy-tysiachi-liudey-vymahaiut-perevyboriv\/\">mass protests took place in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia<\/a>. The participants of the actions demand the dissolution of the current parliament and the holding of early elections.<\/p>\n<p>Also, follow <strong>\u201cPryamyi\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France is facing a fresh political crisis as massive protests erupted across the country on the day President Emmanuel Macron appointed S\u00e9bastien Le Corneille as the new prime minister, led by the &#8220;Block Everything&#8221; movement. This is reported by The Associated Press. 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