protests have erupted across France after president Emmanuel maon appointed Michel b as prime minister many demonstrators are accusing maon of undermining democracy after he picked b a conservative from the L Republican party instead of someone from the leftwing new popular front Alliance which won the most votes in the July elections the July elections resulted in the hung Parliament divided into three main blocks with the NFP winning the majority of seats despite the left-wing Victory makong choose bagir from the center right angering many so far over 100,000 protesters have taken to the streets in par non n and Strasburg the interior Minister pegs it at 110,000 but some leftwing leaders are claiming up to 300,000 maron's appointment of barer has sparked accusation of stealing the elections a 74% of the French public believes maon disregarded the election results and 55% of the public thinks he outright stole the victory 130 protests have been planned led by fronts and bowed trade unions and student groups some are even planning strikes for October 1 by leuan only holds about 50 out of 577 seats in Parliament yet he's now the Prime Minister many are calling it a blatant power grab by the right as pressure mounts B faces a tough challenge balancing pressure from the European commission to reduce France's deficit navigating a divided Parliament and preventing a potential no confidence vote but with growing unrest the question remains will macon's Choice further fracture France's political landscape