Streets blocked, buildings burned, traffic disrupted, schools closed...

The new French Prime Minister Le Corny faced a severe test on his first day in office on the 10th. What greeted him was not flowers and applause, but a wave of protests swept across the country, casting a huge shadow over his upcoming term of office.

"Lockdown France"

According to Xinhua news agency, on the 10th, France broke out a massive "blocking France" march, demanding to stop pushing the existing budget, protesting for drastic cuts in spending and benefits, and against the president.MacronAnd express dissatisfaction with the appointment of a new prime minister.

Workers, healthcare workers, students and even school-age children joined the protest.

Protesters blocked streets, lit fires and burned buildings everywhere. On that day, more than 800 demonstrations broke out across the country.

In Paris, a restaurant and a building were burned down.

In Lyon, protesters blocked the city¡¯s main droughts and burned garbage cans.

In Rhine, protesters burned buses;

The streets of France (Photo / News Agency)

In the outskirts of Toulouse, the railway cable was cut off, causing the train to stop.

Demonstrators shouted slogans with signs such as ¡°Macron leaves office,¡± ¡°People stand up,¡± and ¡°Tax the rich.¡±

A protester said that Macron was "slapping the people in the face" by making his cronies prime minister and that "we need to change".

According to the French interior minister, 200,000 people across the country took part in the demonstration on the same day, while the French trade union said the number of protesters reached 250,000.

The interior ministry also said about 80,000 police and gendarmes areining social order, with a total of 473 people arrested, including more than 200 in the capital Paris.

During several protests, demonstrators clashed with police, police set up shields and fired tear bullets to disperse the crowd. More than a dozen police officers were injured while performing their tasks.

Affected by protests and demonstrations, French society fell into chaos.

Traffic in many places has been paralysed, railway lines temporarily interrupted; about 100 high schools in the country have been shut down; many domestic flights have been blocked, a total of 110 flights have been cancelled, some flights have been seriously delayed.

There are comments that although the scale of the "blocking of France" is less than the size of the "yellow armor" movement in 2018, it highlights the vicious cycle of political and social unrest during Macron's term.

The oath of change

On the same day, during the protests, the new French prime minister, Le Corneille, met with the resigned prime minister, Beurou, and delivered a brief speech.

Photograph by François Beurou (left) and Sebastian Leclerc (right)

He vowed to bring major changes and ¡°total breakdown¡± with the past political situation.

"We must make changes and be more creative and serious in the way we cooperate with opposition parties."

Leclerc emphasized that change is not just about form and method, but also about making profound changes at the substantive level.

He said he would speak to the nation in the coming days, outline the policies of the new government, and pledge to be different than before.

That evening, Le Corney went to the inter-departmental crisis management office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs to study the situation.

At the same time, he also made contacts with representatives of the ruling party, leaders of the right-wing Republican Party and some left-wing parties.

Public opinion believes that Le Corny's urgent task is to consult with the major parties, form a new government as soon as possible, and continue to complete Bayrou's unfinished task-reach a consensus on the budget, so that it can be put to the National Assembly for voting before the end of this year.

Starting is difficult.

However, the path of the new prime minister's administration is considered to be thorns and shows difficult signs at the beginning.

First, the main left-wing political parties have a negative attitude and have not shown a gesture of cooperation.

The far-left party "Unyielding France" stated that it would not participate in the negotiations to form a government, and threatened to put forward a motion of no confidence against Le Corny in the National Assembly.

The far-right National Coalition did not rule out the possibility of initiating a motion of no confidence, noting that Le Corney was ¡°in a very dangerous situation¡± and would ¡°down¡± unless the political situation really changed.

The Socialist Party of the Central Left has also questioned the legitimacy of Le Corney¡¯s appointment, saying it was one of the members of the overthrown government and failed to respond to the demands of the French people for political change.

Secondly, the public opinion base is fragile and has not won the trust of the people.

A preliminary survey by French public poll agency Odoxa revealed that Le Corney¡¯s support rate has dropped in the new prime minister in recent years.

Macron, Le Corni's biggest backing, has a terrible support rate.

The latest poll by the French Cluster 17 survey company shows that 71% of French people oppose Macron, a surprising resistance rate described as ¡°fenomenal.¡±

Critics say that as Macron¡¯s affinity, Leclerc¡¯s entry into office meant ¡°Macron¡¯s entry into the prime minister¡¯s office¡± and that his policies would be continued rather than changed.

On the first day of Le Corny's inauguration, he was shrouded in protests, and this was only the first wave.

On September 10, in Paris, France, police wearing anti-violence equipment clashed with demonstrators gathered during protests.

Following the blockade of France, the next mass demonstration is on the agenda: trade unions and far-left parties will launch a nationwide demonstration on September 18.

Commentaries have pointed out that Leclerc has been thought to be deeply bound to Macron, and in the future he could become a "outlet" for public dissatisfaction with Macron.

Thirdly, job prospects are looked down on by the market.

Schumacher, one of the world¡¯s three largest credit rating agencies, said on Monday that France¡¯s fiscal problems and unstable political situation are unlikely to be resolved with the appointment of the new prime minister, Le Clerc.

Fitch will make an assessment on the 12th. If France's sovereign credit rating is downgraded, it will further hit the French economy and make Le Corny's predicament worse.

Budget stagnation, debt challenges, political divisions, social disorder, bursting public complaints... Le Corney has received a bunch of rubbish from Beur, and for the 39-year-old young politician, solving these difficult problems may be the biggest challenge ever encountered.

Author: Liberation Daily