Widespread protests erupted across France against budget cuts and political turmoil, with demonstrators clashing with police, blocking roads, and setting fires. Nearly 200 were arrested.

The “Block Everything” movement, organized via social media, mobilized nationwide, including Nantes, Montpellier, Bordeaux, and Toulouse.

The unrest followed Parliament ousting PM Francois Bayrou and President Macron appointing Sebastien Lecornu as his fifth PM in under two years.

Authorities deployed 80,000 security forces to manage blockades, reflecting public frustration similar to the 2018 “Yellow Vest” protests.