France, Sept. 6 -- French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says he does not expect large-scale protests next week but ordered police to respond firmly to a viral online campaign calling citizens to "block everything" on 10 September.

A viral campaign has for weeks urged French people tostage a nationwide "shutdown" next Wednesday, two days after the government of Prime MinisterFrancois Bayroufaces a confidence vote in parliament over anausteritybudget standoff.

The emerging movement Bloquons Tout - "Let's Block Everything" has suggested a range of civil disobedience actions from blocking train stations to picketing oil refineries.

France's hardline interior minister said Friday he did not anticipate a "large-scale" response to calls ...