The French government celebrated having put down nationwide strikes and roadblocks with 80,000 police in a day which saw hundreds of arrests, but fewer activists on the streets and less anti-state action than organisers hoped for.

The Bloquons tout (‘Block everything’) movement took to the streets to protest against the French government under President Emmanuel Macron, which they believe is not left-wing enough, the day after the country got its third Prime Minister in a year. The appointment of Sébastien Lecornu came just 24 hours after erstwhile government leader François Bayrou was ousted, unable to pass a controversial budget combining…

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