Sebastien Lecornu appointment comes as France prepares for protests and strikes over the prospect of spending cuts
Emmanuel Macron appoints his third prime minister in a year
In Paris, firefighters removed burnt objects from a barricade set up by students to block traffic near a high school. Paris police said 132 people had been arrested in the demonstrations there so far – an increase on the 75 reported earlier (see opening summary).
“It’s the same shit, it’s the same, it’s Macron who’s the problem, not the ministers,” Fred, a representative for the RATP public transport branch of the CGT union said at a protest in Paris, according to the Associated Press (AP). “The ministers, it’s a problem, but it’s more Macron and his way of working, which means he has to go.”
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Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2025-09-10 09:21:00
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