Student protesters blocked access to the Louvre Museum in Paris, leaving crowds of frustrated tourists stranded outside and sparking heated confrontations.

This comes as French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu proposed localised curfews nationwide amid escalating unrest.

Sebastien Lecornu has been reappointed as the Prime Minister of France. 

French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Lecornu on Friday evening, just four days after he resigned as PM.