# French protesters are staging a day of nationwide disruption over President Emmanuel Macron’s budget policies, with mass protests expected, transport chaos and clashes between police and demonstrators. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Macron’s seventh head of government, took office last week, vowing a break from the past against the background of an ongoing political crisis. Unions and the left remain incensed about the draft cost-saving budget of his predecessor, despite Lecornu’s pledges to abolish both the life-long privileges of prime ministers and a plan to scrap two public holidays.
French protesters stage nationwide disruption over Macron’s budget policies