03:25Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Paris City Hall on Friday, to voice their fury at the court’s approval of the Macron government’s much-maligned pension reform plan.
Footage shows protesters with flares outside the Hotel de Ville amid large crowds of demonstrators waving union flags and chanting through megaphones. The protesters were also seen marching through the streets of the French capital and being pushed back by police in full riot gear.
The Constitutional Council ruled earlier on Friday that the plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 was valid, with the reforms now set to be in force by the end of the year.
Protests have been ongoing since January and intensified after the government forced through the changes without a vote in the National Assembly. The administration argues that reforms are needed to ensure the sustainability of the system.
France: Thousands of protesters descend on Paris as court approves Macron’s pension reform
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Paris City Hall on Friday, to voice their fury at the court’s approval of the Macron government’s much-maligned pension reform plan.
Footage shows protesters with flares outside the Hotel de Ville amid large crowds of demonstrators waving union flags and chanting through megaphones. The protesters were also seen marching through the streets of the French capital and being pushed back by police in full riot gear.
The Constitutional Council ruled earlier on Friday that the plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 was valid, with the reforms now set to be in force by the end of the year.
Protests have been ongoing since January and intensified after the government forced through the changes without a vote in the National Assembly. The administration argues that reforms are needed to ensure the sustainability of the system.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Paris City Hall on Friday, to voice their fury at the court’s approval of the Macron government’s much-maligned pension reform plan.
Footage shows protesters with flares outside the Hotel de Ville amid large crowds of demonstrators waving union flags and chanting through megaphones. The protesters were also seen marching through the streets of the French capital and being pushed back by police in full riot gear.
The Constitutional Council ruled earlier on Friday that the plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 was valid, with the reforms now set to be in force by the end of the year.
Protests have been ongoing since January and intensified after the government forced through the changes without a vote in the National Assembly. The administration argues that reforms are needed to ensure the sustainability of the system.