Violent protests have broken out in Paris and other French cities as demonstrators clashed with police. Tear gas was used to clear some areas after the government narrowly survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament. This comes after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a pension reform that was met with fierce opposition from workers and some politicians.
Protests were reported on Monday night in Dijon, Strasbourg, Lyon, and Rennes. Protesters in Strasbourg even smashed the windows of a department store.
Police reported that more than 100 people were arrested in Paris alone in tense standoffs between protesters and security forces. On some of the French capital’s most prestigious avenues, firefighters scrambled to put out piles of burning rubbish, left uncollected for days due to strikes and set on fire by protesters.
These clashes due to the pension reform in Paris and throughout the country over the past several nights have been reminiscent of the Yellow Vest protests that erupted…
2023-03-20 23:00:05
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