New clashes hit France in Macron pensions standoff

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 08, 2023 12:00 am

Paris: Radical protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday (Friday in Manila) in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms, with dozens arrested and some starting a fire at one of his favourite restaurants.

While the number of protesters has diminished, unions are keen to maintain almost three months of pressure ahead of a key court ruling next week on the retirement overhaul.

Two women hold up placards that read, 'The protest does not run out of steam, it suffocates under the tear gas' (left) and 'No Macron it is not good for us', during a protest on the 11th day of action after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution, in Toulouse, southern France, on April 6, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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