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Sebastien Lecornu handed his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning

French president Emmanuel Macron has accepted his resignation

‘Every time there’s a protest, it feels like daily life is held hostage,’ says Paris office worker

More than one million people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday, according to the hardline CGT union. Union leaders hailed the strike as "already a success" and issued a warning to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, demanding fiscal, social and environmental justice in his upcoming budget.

In Paris, many metro lines were set to be suspended for most of the day except for morning and afternoon rush hour

French protesters were on Thursday staging a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's budget policies, with mass protests expected, transport chaos and clashes between police and demonstrators.

Thursday’s day of action poses first real test for new PM Sebastien Lecornu.

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has moved quickly to change course, scrapping a deeply unpopular measure regarding the cutting of public holidays and promising a fresh approach to the 2026 budget.

France on Friday risks a downgrade on its ability to pay back debts, economists said, a move that would further complicate new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's task of drawing up a budget for next year.