A furious French left has called for mass protests across more than 130 towns and cities on Saturday, after French President Emmanuel Macron named a right-wing prime minister, despite the left's surprising victory in July's tumultuous elections.

Opponents say selection of Michel Barnier, a member of the conservative party, ignored the results of recent snap elections.

Mélenchon’s strategy of uniting with Macron in the name of blocking the rise of the far right proved disastrous for the working class, paving the way for the forming of a far right government.

Over 100,000 protested the president’s attempt to undermine the victory of a left coalition in July’s election.

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government.

The French president named Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, nearly two months after elections that kept the far right from power but resulted in political deadlock.

The appointment of Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, is aimed at ending months of political gridlock.

A furious French left has called for mass protests across more than 130 towns and cities on Saturday, after French President Emmanuel Macron named a right-wing prime minister, despite the left's surprising victory in July's tumultuous elections.

President Emmanuel Macron has named EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister after more than 50 days of caretaker government.

They were responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticised as a power grab the president's appointment of a right wing prime minister.