"France faces a turbulent autumn with a confidence vote that appears likely to topple the government, plus a growing list of planned strike actions. READ ALSO: KEY DATES: Strikes planned in France in September 2025 But it is the 'Bloquons Tout' (block everything) movement planned for September 10th that appears to be worrying authorities, according to a memo from the Paris police and territorial intelligence services that has been leaked to French media."
"The document cites a few specific examples such as the sabotage of speed cameras in Correze and Saone-et-Loire, but add that it is "the momentum of the movement that is causing concern, with a proliferation of preparatory actions across the country, in villages and large towns alike". "The prospect of the government falling has strengthened the protesters' determination," note the intelligence services, which currently estimate that "100,000 people could mobilise across France"."
French intelligence and police warn the Bloquons Tout movement could combine mass blockades, stay-home actions and acts of sabotage across the country on September 10. Social networks and encrypted chat groups are translating into concrete preparations and local cells are organizing actions in villages and large towns. Speed cameras have already been sabotaged in Corrèze and Saône-et-Loire, and authorities estimate up to 100,000 people could mobilize. The movement began online as a call to refuse school, work and shopping in protest at the prime minister's cost-cutting budget, with unclear origins and support from some leftwing parties.
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