Paris —

Nationwide unrest broke out across France on Wednesday as protesters blocked roads, set fire to trash cans outside schools and clashed with police, who responded with tear gas, as anger grows against the country’s political class.

The interior ministry said 295 people had been detained so far, with 80,000 police deployed nationwide, including 6,000 in Paris. The education ministry said around 100 schools were disrupted and 27 fully blockaded.

It comes as the country’s new prime minister , Sébastien Lecornu, enters office.

Appointed by President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, former defense minister Lecornu succeeds François Bayrou, who was ousted after losing a confidence vote in parliament over his unpopular plan to tame the deficit.

Critics say appointing a Macron loyalis

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