A protester of the "Block Everything" movement displays a French national flag next to burning cabbage bins in Lille, northern France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Protesters block roads and start fires across France to challenge the new prime minister, in photos
PARIS (AP) — Protesters in France have blocked roads, started fires and clashed with police in Paris and elsewhere in a bid to put pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and his new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A protesters of the “Block Everything” movement takes cover of a water canon behind an umbrella in Lille, northern France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)Protesters of the of the “Block Everything” movement setting a barricade during a rally in Lille, northern France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)Riot police officers evacuate the surrounding area of a burning restaurant during the « Bloquons Tout » (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Protestors gather during the « Bloquons Tout » (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Riot police officers take position in front of a burning restaurant during the « Bloquons Tout » (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)French police fire tear gas grenades to protesters during a gathering of the “Block Everything” movement in Marseille, south of France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)French police walk through burning waste as they try to disperse protesters during a gathering of the “Block Everything” movement in Marseille, south of France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)Protesters block a street during the “Bloquons Tout” (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Protesters of the “Block Everything” movement face French police as they hold a banner that reads, “one hero, the people, blocking everything” in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)Protesters march during a rally of the “Block Everything” movement in Marseille, south of France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)Railway workers hold smoke bombs in the Gare de Lyon train station, during the « Bloquons Tout » (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A police officer stands next to bins placed on a street to block it during the “Bloquons Tout” (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)French police disperse protesters during a gathering of the “Block Everything” movement in Marseille, south of France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)Protesters walk past a sculpture with the inscription that reads “Macron resign” during a gathering of the “Block Everything” movement in Marseille, south of France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)Protesters march during a rally of the “Block Everything” movement in Marseille, south of France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
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