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French police arrested hundreds of protesters Wednesday as "Block Everything" demonstrations erupted across the country, with crowds shutting down roads, lighting fires and clashing with authorities.

The government's interior ministry announced 295 arrests in the first hours of what was a planned day of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron, budget cuts and other complaints. France’s government suffered a major setback Monday when Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a parliamentary confidence vote, forcing his resignation and replacement by Sébastien Lecornu.

"One Prime minister has just been ousted and straight away we get another from the right," student Baptiste Sagot, 21, told The Associated Pres

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