France is on Fire.
After Nepal, now massive violence has started in France as well. Hundreds of people have come out on the streets of Paris against President Emmanuel Macron. Police have arrested 200 people.
After Nepal, now fierce protests have started on the streets of France. Hundreds of people have come out on the streets of France against President Emmanuel Macron. The angry crowd started violence, arson and vandalism. This violence spread in France when Macron announced the new Prime Minister of the country. This caused a huge uproar. France’s interior minister said nearly 200 arrests were made in the first few hours of planned nationwide protests. Protesters blocked roads and set deadly fires in Paris and other parts of France on Wednesday. Police fired tear gas shells at the protesters who were trying to put pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to give a “gift of fire” to the new prime minister appointed by him.
Macron get lost written on the wall:
A protester wrote on a nearby wall, “Macron and your world… get lost!” This protest is happening under the movement. “Stop everything.” The situation in France is continuously worsening. While heavy police force is deployed on the streets.At least 80 thousand police forces are deployed on the streets of France. Despite this, there is a lot of chaos in the movement. However, this movement could not fully achieve its declared goal of “stop everything”. First this movement started online and spread rapidly.This led to massive chaos across the country and challenged the extraordinary deployment of 80,000 police personnel. The crowd removed barricades in several places. The police then made swift arrests.
Movement erupted after the removal of the Prime Minister:
Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted after losing a vote of confidence in parliament and was replaced by Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday. Just two days later, thousands of protesters started a movement across the country after a call on social media.
Clashes, arson in Paris
Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Paris. Garbage bins were set on fire. The government deployed 80,000 police in a “block everything” campaign. 75 people were detained in protest against President Macron’s policies and road blocks are expected to continue throughout the day.
Remembering the Yellow Vest movement:
The “Blocon Tu” movement spread virally over the summer on social media and encrypted chats with no clear leadership. Its list of demands is long, many of which are in opposition to the austerity budget proposals put forward by former Prime Minister Bayrou, as well as anger over economic inequality. Strikes, boycotts, road blocks and other protests were called for online for Wednesday, with calls to avoid violence.