Violent protests in France over Macron's retirement age pushVartha Bharati | 18-03-2023 | 09:12:00 ISTPhoto : Twitter/@GlobalNationalParis, Mar 18 (AP) Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on Friday, trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron's government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he's trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. Mostly small, scattered protests were held in cities around France, from a march in Bordeaux to a rally in Toulouse. Macron took a calculated risk ordering Borne to invoke a special constitutional power that she had used 10 times before without triggering such an outpouring of anger. BREAKING: After French President Emmanuel Macron decided to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, the French took to the streets rioting and protesting to show their displeasure. They want to raise the age… https://t.co/pio5XNDHWH pic.twitter.com/txArOFVVN8 — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) March 17, 2023Unions blocked the main Paris ring road as they stepped up protests against President Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age.

Source: The Times March 18, 2023 03:55 UTC