Paris, Sep 10
French police authorities have arrested over 200 people as 'Block Everything' protesters continued to create ruckus in the country, two days after the collapse of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government over unpopular austerity steps.
Two major unions, CGT and SUD, offered support to protests on Wednesday while broader strikes are planned to take place on September 18. An Ipsos poll revealed 46 per cent of French people backed Wednesday movement, including many on the left but also more than half of far-right National Rally voters. Healthcare and pharmacy workers are also protesting against medical reimbursements reduction, with unions warning that 6,000 of France's 20,000 pharmacies could be shut.
People in France have expressed outrage over collapsed Bayrou government's proposals to slash two bank holidays and to reduce France's public deficit among other measures. Some protesters called for Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call snap polls.