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PARIS IS BURNING – AGAIN: New Prime Minister Lecornu Has a First Day of Hell With Widespread Protests, Violence and Destruction (VIDEOS)

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Another bad day in dystopian France.

Sébastien Lecornu was entered into office today as the 7th French Prime Minister during the two mandates of failing President Emmanuel Macron – five of them in the last 18 months.

Lecornu has a seemingly impossible task of forming a working minority government and approve a budget that faces the spiraling debt.

Mas all that had to stop today, as France lives yet another hellish day of riots against the government.

Reuters reported:

“Protesters across France disrupted traffic, burnt rubbish bins and at times clashed with police on Wednesday in a bid to “Block Everything” in a show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron, the political establishment and planned budget cuts.

Tens of thousands of security forces who had been deployed across the country removed blockades as fast as possible, officials said, meaning that France was, for now, not blocked despite some scuffles.”

300 protesters were arrested across France.

“Many demonstrators vented their anger against Macron, who is already facing political turmoil after the parliamentary opposition united to defeat his government on Monday.”

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters that some protesters had attacked police with heavy cobblestones, and that protests are infiltrated by hardline leftists.

“The ‘Block Everything’ movement – a broad expression of discontent that has no centralized leadership and is organized in ad hoc fashion on social media – sprung up online in May among right-wing groups, researchers and officials said, but has since been taken over by the left and far-left.”

80,000 police officers were deployed throughout the country, including 6,000 in Paris.

Politico reported:

“Authorities are bracing for demonstrations and blockades on highways and at train stations, airports and refineries as part of an online movement called “Block Everything.” Paris Police Chief Laurent Nuñez said an “exceptional” deployment of close to 80,000 security forces across the country is planned for Wednesday, and that authorities will “intervene systematically” to remove any blockades.

[…] The scale of the unrest will be a major challenge for Lecornu, one of Macron’s closest allies since he came to power, and the former armed forces minister will see his authority and popularity tested on his first day on the job. A discreet political operator, Lecornu has earned plaudits for shepherding France’s rearmament in the wake of the war in Ukraine, but will be thrust into the limelight like never before.”

Read more:

France’s Failing Macron Resists Calls to Resign or to Announce Snap Elections, Appoints Former Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as His Fifth Prime Minister in 18 Months



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