FRANCE has plunged into street chaos with police battling raging protesters as President Emmanuel Macron’s government hangs by a thread.
At least 50 arrests have made in Paris alone following the “Block Everything” campaign, which is aiming to disrupt transport links across the country.
Protesters set up a roadblock using rubbish bins they set alight during the ‘Block Everything’ campaign[/caption]
France has descended into street chaos amid anti-government protests[/caption]
French firefighters remove burnt objects from a street barricade[/caption]
Protesters block a street during the ‘Bloquons Tout’ or ‘Block Everything’ protests[/caption]
Brazen campaigners attempted to disrupt roads and rail hubs including the Eurostar at Gare du Nord on Wednesday morning.
Shocking footage showed balaclava-clad demonstrators setting up barricades to block road intersections in cities including Bordeaux and Marseille.
Meanwhile in the capital, outraged protesters launched rubbish bins and flares at police officers.
A police spokesperson in Paris said: “Most of those taken into custody were threatening public order.
“Many more are expected to gather as the day progresses.”
The insurrection came less than 24 hours after Macron appointed his seventh prime minister in less than nine years.
Sebastien Lecornu has pledged to do a better job than his immediate predecessor, Francois Mr Bayrou, who was forced out by losing a self-imposed confidence vote in the French parliament on Monday night.
At least 50 arrests have been made in Paris[/caption]
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