New French PM takes office as ‘Block Everything’ protests rock country – Europe live

<p>Sebastien Lecornu appointment comes amid protests across France including 1,000 demonstrators trying to enter Gare du Nord station in Paris</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/francois-bayrou-france-block-everything-protests-macron">Emmanuel Macron appoints his third prime minister in a year</a></p><p>A teacher taking part in the protests in <strong>Paris</strong> said he was against the ousted government’s planned budget cuts. “[François]Bayrou was ousted, [now] his policies must be eliminated,” <strong>Christophe Lalande</strong> told Reuters, calling for more funding for schools and hospitals.</p><p>At another protest in the city, unionist <strong>Amar Lagha</strong> told the news agency:</p><p>This day is a message to all the workers of this country: that there is no resignation, the fight continues, and a message to this government that we won’t back down, and if we have to die, we’ll die standing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/10/france-block-everything-protests-macron-lecornu-europe-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>