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ER Editor: Macron has appointed a new PM very fast, loyalist and young groomed-for-the-job guy (much like Macron), Sebastien Lecornu. A ‘continuation of the bullshit’ as a French friend observed. Today, September 10th, France is expecting a day of protests. Details on both Macron’s selection and the protests are discussed below by The Guardian.
It’s still not known who is really behind this day of protests. Echoes of Yellow Vests? Certainly. Remember how that movement got royally squashed, as did everything, by ‘Covid’ in early 2020. Curiously, the Yellow Vests got going on Saturday November 17, 2018. Two million French were estimated to have turned out on that day according to estimates of various French police unions who monitored protests up and down the country. MSM reported 250,000.
Some tweets from early morning of September 10 (today) —
Translation: In Chambéry, dozens of cyclists slow down traffic by circling around the city’s central roundabouts.
À Chambéry, des dizaines de cyclistes ralentissent la circulation en tournant autour des ronds-points du centre-ville.
🎥 @RP_Rhone_Alpes #10septembre2025 #10septembre #Onbloquetoutpic.twitter.com/ck0tE3Rz4s— PLAN B (@zairker) September 10, 2025
Translation: A high school in the 13th arrondissement of Paris completely blocked by students #10septembre
Un lycée dans le 13e arrondissement de Paris complètement bloqué par les élèves #10septembre pic.twitter.com/asVLxGsWil
— Djilali BELAID (@dbelaid) September 10, 2025
Same high school —
#Paris, grosse scène d’affrontements entre les manifestants qui bloquent le lycée Hélène-Boucher et la police. La police est contrainte de reculer et d’utiliser du gaz lacrymogène. #10septembre #bloquonstout #manifestation #paris #streetreporter #france #10septembre2025 #blocus pic.twitter.com/m2CW6GFGXn
— Jules Ravel (@JulesRavel1) September 10, 2025
One of the major entry points into Paris proper —
🔴 « 10 septembre, jour férié ! » – La porte d’Aubervilliers est bloquée par un cortège déterminé
Partout en France, des actions se déroulent simultanément pour exiger le départ d’Emmanuel Macron, responsable du chaos dans le pays.#10septembre #10septembre2025 pic.twitter.com/eUsGVGqLYe
— L’insoumission (@L_insoumission) September 10, 2025
Translation: Major confrontation between the striking workers and the CRS, with the use of tear gas grenades. First blockade of the Paris Bus Center, rue Belliard, during this major day of “Bloquons Tout” on September 10, 2025.
Grosse confrontation entre les grévistes et les CRS, avec usage de grenades lacrymogènes.
Premier blocage du Centre Bus de Paris, rue Belliard, lors de cette grande journée de “Bloquons Tout” ce 10 septembre 2025.#10septembre #bloquonstout #10septembre2025 #manifestation #blocus pic.twitter.com/do1ZDCORAg— Adrien AdcaZz (@AdrienAdcaZz) September 10, 2025
#10 septembre
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Emmanuel Macron appoints his third prime minister in a year
Sébastien Lecornu, a presidential ally, is tasked with bringing France’s divided parties together to pass a budget (ER: Does anybody believe this will happen?)
ANGELIQUE CHRISAFIS for THE GUARDIAN
Sébastien Lecornu, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, has been appointed prime minister, tasked with consulting France’s divided political parties to try to find a consensus on the budget.
The 39-year-old began his political career in the traditional rightwing party of Nicolas Sarkozy before moving to Macron’s centre in 2017 and is seen as fiercely loyal to the president.
His promotion from defence minister shows Macron’s determination to press on with a minority government that stands firmly behind his pro-business economic agenda, under which taxes on business and the wealthy have been cut and the retirement age raised.
However, in an unusual move in French politics, Macron’s office said the president had asked Lecornu to hold talks with all political forces in parliament to find compromises on the budget and other policies before naming his cabinet.
Lecornu started out in politics as an MP’s assistant, aged 19, and became France’s youngest ever ministerial adviser in 2008 (ER: that ‘youngest ever’ theme) when he worked for Bruno Le Maire. In 2015, Lecornu became the youngest-ever president of a French département, that of Eure in Normandy, after serving as mayor of his home town of Vernon.
Lecornu replaces François Bayrou, who resigned on Tuesday after losing a confidence vote.
The authorities are preparing for a day of disruption and protests ranging from road and school blockades to transport strikes. About 80,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed across France on Wednesday to monitor a day of anti-government demonstrations organised under the slogan “block everything”.
The loose protest movement began to organise at the start of the summer on social media and was later supported by the CGT union and some leftwing parties.
Protesters plan to blockade fuel depots, hold go-slow operations on roads and demonstrate in some city centres. There will be train strikes on some regional services, particularly in the Paris suburbs. High school and university students may also stage blockades and protests.
The “block everything” movement has no centralised leadership, making it hard to assess how big or disruptive the demonstrations may be.
The government is concerned they could echo the yellow vest protests of 2018, which started as an anti-fuel tax movement and became a prolonged anti-government protest organised from the ground up without a clear leader or political allegiance. Unlike the yellow vests, however, who began by demonstrating on Saturdays on roundabouts wearing hi-vis vests, the “block everything” movement does not appear to have one focus or style of protest.
A bigger day of trade union strikes will take place across France on 18 September.
Bayrou lost a confidence vote on Monday that has plunged France into government collapse and political crisis. About 11,000 protesters gathered in front of town halls across France on Monday night to celebrate his ousting with what they called “bye bye Bayrou” farewell drinks.
Lecornu is Macron’s third French prime minister in a year and his first task will be the major challenge of agreeing a budget among a divided parliament before choosing a government.
Since the French president called a snap election last year, the parliament is split between three groups – left, centre and far right – with no absolute majority. It was uncertain who as prime minister could find consensus on the budget without also facing a similar ousting.
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Featured image source, Macron & Lecornu: https://www.ouest-france.fr/politique/sebastien-lecornu/recit-avec-sebastien-lecornu-emmanuel-macron-nomme-un-fidele-a-matignon-b701a650-8da3-11f0-b582-5820cfc46140
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