Authorities deployed 80,000 police, who made hundreds of arrests and fired tear gas to disperse crowds early Wednesday. The unrest adds to turmoil after the government collapsed over proposed budget cuts.

Protests in Paris and across France, venting anger at President Emmanuel Macron's government, see nearly 200 people arrested as fires are set in the capital.

"Block everything" is the rallying call for a protest movement in France that is expected to cause chaos and disruption for thousands of travellers on Wednesday 10.View on euronews

Paris: Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron

Members of the ‘Block Everything’ movement said they considered the political system was no longer fit for purpose