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Paris Anti-Government Protests: “Block Everything” (Bloquons Tout)
Background & Causes
• In mid-2025, discontent mounted over proposed austerity measures in France’s 2026 budget, including €43–44 billion in public spending cuts, the removal of two national holidays, pension freezes, and reductions in healthcare funding.
• This fiscal package triggered widespread frustration and galvanized a new grassroots movement dubbed “Bloquons Tout” (“Block Everything”), which rapidly organized via social media.
The Protest Day: 10 September 2025
• On September 10, 2025, demonstrations erupted nationwide under the movement’s banner. Protesters attempted to paralyze public life—targeting traffic, public transport, and service hubs.
• Key flashpoints included Paris, Rennes, Nantes, and Montpellier, where clashes occurred, buses were torched, train lines disrupted, and rubbish bins set alight.
Government Response
• Authorities mobilized a massive response: 80,000 police nationwide, with around 6,000 deployed in Paris, backed by tear gas, drones, helicopters, and armored vehicles.
• Hundreds of arrests were made—Reuters reported nearly 200 detained, while AP noted up to 250 arrests amid violent skirmishes.
Political Fallout
• The protests coincided with the appointment of Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister—Macron’s third appointee in under a year—following a no-confidence vote that toppled François Bayrou’s government.
• The political landscape remained volatile, with protests drawing comparisons to the Yellow Vest movement, reflecting deep and sustained public dissatisfaction with Macron’s leadership, economic inequality, and perceived disconnect from citizens’ concerns.
Broader Context & Legacy
• The “Block Everything” protests represent the latest chapter in France’s tradition of civil resistance and street politics, echoing earlier waves like:
• The Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes) in 2018–2019;
• Pension reform strikes in early 2023 that mobilized over a million protesters nationwide—including around 80,000 in Paris.
• Long-standing protests by farmers, environmental groups, students, and anti-racism coalitions.
The “Block Everything” protests underscore the depth of unrest in contemporary France and the persistent culture of street-level mobilization as a channel for political expression and dissent.
Attached is a News article regarding anti government protest in Paris
https://news.sky.com/story/riot-police-clash-with-block-everything-protesters-in-paris-13428072
Article written and configured by Christopher Stanley
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