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Added on the 03/05/2023 03:31:18 - Copyright : AFP EN
Tractors parade through the streets of Paris on the eve of the start of the Paris International Agricultural Show. The week-long fair, a major annual meeting for both the public and French politicians, opens in a climate of intense discontent, revived by President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for a large round table to which farmers refuse to participate. IMAGES
Clashes break out in several French cities on Monday, mainly in Paris, Nantes and Lyon, during the May Day marches marked this year by union unity against pension reform. In Paris, a bike-share terminal catches fire, causing a thick cloud of black smoke on the Place de la Nation. IMAGES
The Paris procession of the May Day demonstration arrives at Place de la Nation. Police forces try to disperse the crowd of demonstrators with tear gas and charges. IMAGES
Tensions break out in Paris at the head of the May Day procession between police and demonstrators, with projectiles and tear gas being thrown. IMAGES
Demonstrators burn garbage bins after President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address to the nation on his controversial pension reform IMAGES
Protestors invade the streets of Paris after France's constitutional court approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. IMAGES