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Added on the 18/03/2023 15:10:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Several thousand demonstrators - 500,000 according to the CGT union - march on the Boulevard de Port-Royal in Paris towards the Invalides, on the second day of protests against pension reform. IMAGES
Several thousand people march in the streets of Nantes in western France against pension reform, on the 7th day of national strikes and as the bill is presented to the Council of Ministers. IMAGES
Firefighters extinguish a garbage fire in front of the Musée Grévin in Paris as clashes broke out in the capital after the rejection of two no-confidence motions in parliament. The rejections of the motions means that the reform to raise the pensions age from 62 to 64 has now been adopted by the legislature. IMAGES
Opponents of the pension reform gather in Place Vauban in Paris, amidst a heavy police presence, after the government pushed a pension reform through parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the Constitution. The reform bill raises the retirement age from 62 to 64. IMAGES
French protesters set dumpsters on fire during a march in Paris after the government rammed its plan to overhaul the retirement pension system through Parliament without a vote. IMAGES