Riot police officers take position in front of a burning restaurant during the « Bloquons Tout » (Block Everything) protest movement in Paris. (AP)Amid sprawling anti-government protests, new French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu took charge on Wednesday and vowed to chalk out creative ways to work with rivals to pass a debt-slimming budget and bring in new policy directions. Lecornu replaced Fracois Bayrou, who was ousted in a parliamentary vote on Monday over his plans to slash the country’s outsized budget deficit.Here are the key developments that took place in the country rocked by anti-government protests:After Lecornu assumed office, the hard-left said it would seek to overthrow him from power with an immediate no-confidence motion, while the far-right National Rally (RN) hinted at supporting him on the budget, upon the condition that its demands are met. Notably, the RN is the country’s largest parliamentary party and assumes significance in any potential no-confidence motion. However, Lecornu is perceived as the closest member of Macron’s circle to the RN, considering that he had dined with party president Jordan Bardella last year.Bardella, reacting to Lecornu’s speech, said the new prime minister “is in a very precarious position.” Using the same word used by Lecornu in his speech, Bardella said he wanted to see the new government adopt RN concerns: “Either there’s a rupture, or there’s a no-confidence motion.”Marking their dissent against Macron, the proposed budget cuts and the entire political class, thousands of people took to the streets as part of the so-called “Block Everything” protests. “Anger has been rumbling for months, even years,” said Daniel Bretones, a union member protesting in Marseille. “We’re on the fifth prime minister under Macron’s second term, and it has never changed anything.”Dozens of people were arrested on Wednesday following the protests. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters that about 50 hooded people had tried to start a blockade in Bordeaux, while in Toulouse, a cable fire that had been stopped quickly had still managed to disrupt traffic between Toulouse and Auch in southwestern France.Retailleau said some actions had also taken place in Paris overnight, though he did not provide details. Paris police said that 75 people had been arrested in the demonstrations so far, but did not give details on where they took place or the reason for the arrests.Story continues below this adThe former minister of defense, Lecornu faces the uphill task of addressing France’s budget difficulties, political instability and hostility towards Macron. Since the dissolution of the National Assembly last year, Macron’s governments have been shaky leading to an unscheduled legislative election that stacked the lower house of parliament with opponents of the French president.The “Block Everything” protest started online with no clear identified leadership and a wide spectrum of complaints – many targeting budget cuts, broader inequality. The movement began with workers camping out at traffic circles to protest a surge in fuel taxes, clad in high-visibility yellow vests. Soon, it spread to people across political, regional, social and generational divides agitated at economic injustice and Macron’s leadership.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd