It can that the police banned today’s protest gatherings in the Place de la Concordethe largest square in Paris, as well as the Champs Elysées, after two consecutive nights of riots in the French capital, however, citizens rendezvoused in the Place d’Italie following a call from the General Confederation of Labor (CGT).
“Paris, rise up,” protesters chanted during the rally, calling on all citizens to take to the streets two days after Emmanuel Macron bypassed the National Assembly and passed a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by presidential decree. .
🗣 “Paris, debout, soulève-toi!” protestors chant against the retirement reform in Paris pic.twitter.com/tvat99RJb0
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) March 18, 2023
During the protests in Paris, there were clashes between demonstrators and the police, while bins were set on fire.
🇫🇷 Wild demonstration in progress in the streets of Paris from the Place d’Italie. Burned barricades. Already several police charges pic.twitter.com/A9pXS9y99u
— 𝙶𝙶𝙸 𝙶𝙶𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸 (@72powpow) March 18, 2023
🗣 “Je ne regrette pas que le sujet des retraits puisses continuer à avancer”, affirms the deputy of the majority, Prisca Thévenot
(@priscathevenot) pic.twitter.com/9VW6MOXRGc— BFMTV (@BFMTV) March 18, 2023
The police announced, on Saturday night on BFMTV, that the CGT had called for the disbandment of the demonstration in Paris. “Due to the presence of many thugs, the organizer calls for disbandment,” it said.
Spontaneous demonstration against the retirement reform: des dizaines de poubelles incendiées à Paris pic.twitter.com/LjFzvg0faJ
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) March 18, 2023
A rally was also held in Lyon, which had to be ended at the request of the mayor due to the presence of “hostile groups”. There were also incidents with the police using tear gas.
🔴 Retreats: “des groupes hostiles” à Lyon lors d’une manifestation, les forces de l’ordre mobiliséeshttps://t.co/XKCwMBeJ08 pic.twitter.com/jfzmgHDXj2
— BFM Lyon (@BFMLyon) March 18, 2023
Source: iefimerida.gr – “Paris, rise up”: France is “on fire” over the pension – Clashes during protests [βίντεο] – iefimerida.gr
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