France Budget Cuts: Protesters Call to 'Block Everything,' 200 Arrested

Clashes between protesters and police in Paris on Wednesday

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, protests erupted across France in response to public anger against politicians and proposed budget cuts. Demonstrators, under the rallying cry of “Block Everything” (Bloquons Tout), disrupted traffic in various cities and clashed with police. Nearly 200 individuals were arrested during the unrest.[](https://zeenews.india.com/world/france-protest-block-everything-protest-poses-new-challenge-for-macron-over-200-detained-2958077.html)

Many protesters expressed frustration with French President Emmanuel Macron. On Monday, his chosen Prime Minister, François Bayrou, was forced to resign after losing a confidence vote in parliament over the budget plan. This marked the fifth prime minister Macron has had to appoint in less than two years, leaving him in a politically precarious position. In Paris, a protester named Fred, a representative of the demonstrators, demanded Macron’s resignation, stating, “It’s the same story, the same situation. It’s not just the ministers; Macron himself is the problem. The ministers are an issue, but Macron and his way of working are even more problematic. That’s why he must go.”

During the protests in Paris, police fired tear gas at demonstrators who had blocked the entrance to a school. Authorities also reported stopping a group of protesters attempting to enter a railway station. According to French officials, security forces were deployed nationwide to suppress the blockades.

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters that protesters set a bus on fire in the western city of Rennes. Some demonstrators attacked police with heavy concrete blocks. He warned that “radical and far-left groups” could infiltrate the remaining protest gatherings, potentially leading to further violence.

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