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Tonnes of manure dumped outside French parliament

Tonnes of horse manure was dumped outside the national parliament building in Paris in a pungent protest against President Francois Hollande and French politics.

Tonnes of manure was dumped outside the national parliament building in Paris. Credit: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

A message on the truck that delivered the dung read: "Out with Hollande and the entire political class. Long live the Sixth Republic."

A protest sign read: "Out with Hollande and the entire political class." Credit: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

France's present day Fifth Republic was founded by Charles de Gaulle, its first president, in 1958.

The protester was arrested before emptying all of the manure. Credit: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

The unnamed protester was arrested by police before he managed to empty all of the manure in his truck at the steps of the Bourbon Palace, the building that houses the lower house of parliament.

A mass clean-up operation has begun.