Protesters heckle Macron during Dutch state visit

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 13, 2023 12:10 am

AMSTERDAM: Protesters noisily disrupted French President Emmanuel Macron during a speech about Europe's future on Tuesday as his domestic troubles intruded on his state visit to the Netherlands.

'Where is French democracy?' shouted the banner-waving demonstrators as Macron, who has faced violent protests at home over pensions reforms, addressed a largely student audience at a theater in The Hague.

HOUNDED IN THE HAGUE Students unfurl a banner that reads 'President of violence and hypocrisy' during French President Emmanuel Macron's speech at the Nexus Institute in the Amare theater in The Hague, western Netherlands, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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