Overview

• The online-led movement plans a nationwide stoppage on 10 September to oppose Prime Minister François Bayrou’s austerity budget.
• Green MP Sandrine Rousseau voiced support on Aug. 19, joining prior backing from LFI leader Jean‑Luc Mélenchon.
• The New Anticapitalist Party issued an Aug. 18 communiqué endorsing the initiative and urging people to “take back the streets.”
• A tribune signed by left figures, including Clémentine Autain, Alexis Corbière and Gennevilliers mayor Patrice Leclerc, calls for demonstrations, civil disobedience, strikes, blockades and occupations.
• Early messaging echoed far‑right themes, and RN deputy Matthias Renault first welcomed the date before reversing course after left leaders signaled support.