Overview

• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said 80,000 security personnel were deployed nationwide, including 6,000 in Paris.
• Paris police reported 75 detentions by 9 a.m. local time during early operations tied to the protests.
• Actions targeted roads, rail hubs and ports, with reported attempts to disrupt Eurostar services at Gare du Nord and fires used to block access to the port of Brest.
• Highway operator Vinci reported traffic disruptions across multiple regions, naming Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes and Lyon.
• The unrest follows the appointment of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, as France Unbowed plans a no-confidence motion and National Rally signals provisional cooperation.