PARIS (Reuters) -Protesters from a new movement in France staged demonstrations on highways that disrupted traffic early on Wednesday and dozens of people were arrested as security forces deployed across the country, officials said.

Information about Wednesday’s “Block Everything” demonstrations surfaced on social media over the summer, drawing comparisons to the 2018 “Yellow Vest” protests that initially sprang up over fuel hikes but morphed into a broader movement against French President Emmanuel Macron and his plans for economic reform.

Members of the “Block Everything” movement, which analysts and officials say started among right-wing groups before being taken over by the left and far-left, said they considered the political system was no longer fit for purpose.

The demonstrations

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