About 200,000 people took part in protests against austerity measures in France on Wednesday and about 540 oits were detained.the French Ministry of the Interior said. The protests occurred after the new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecorna took the office at the time of the serious political crisis in the country, reports TASR, according to the DPA report.
- The protests in France were attended by approximately 200,000 people.
- The new Prime Minister was appointed Sébastien Lecorna by President Macron.
- Protest events reported from Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille.
- The retention and violence was escalated in the metropolis of Paris and cities.
- The new Prime Minister plans to meet with representatives of parties and trade unions.
The protests have been reported from several cities including Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille. They are directed especially against the long -term proclaimed plan of austerity measures, but they broke out After Tuesday’s fall of the French government, which continued to vote on confidence. French President Emmanuel Macron appointed the new Prime Minister to the current Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu.
Authorities with increased alertness are approaching the protests with the slogan “block everything” that also call left -wing groups and trade unions. Protests under this slogan in some areas have also resulted in violence, writes DPA. The origin of this movement is not clear, but its program against austerity measures was taken by the left -wing parties, trade unions and supporters of the so -called. Yellow Vest, which shook France in 2018. The CGT trade union said up to a quarter of a million people joined Wednesday’s demonstrations.
The Ministry of the Interior announced on Wednesday evening that 23 members of security forces suffered injuries and more than 540 people were detained, of which 211 were only in Paris. Demonstrations have grown during the day and have been attended by a number of radical activists.
The Ministry said there were a number of fires on some public roads and there was a “disruption of public order”, While the protesters tried to invade the Gare du Nord railway station in Paris.
In the capital, a fire broke out on the facade of one of the buildings and, due to the tension, also closed one of the larger shopping centers in the center. There was also violent struggles between demonstrators and police in cities like Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and Toulouse. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said that the movement was not a civic initiative and that it was taken over by extreme left -wing extremists.
The ministry added that the situation was particularly tense in Paris and Nantes in the West and Rennes in the northwest of the country, where there were also attacks on security forces. The new Prime Minister Lecorna said he wants to meet representatives of parties and trade unions in the coming days, supplies a DPA.
