As the French pension protests grow, Paris police ban gatherings on crucial sites
Police in Paris have banned gatherings on the central Place de la Concorde as thousands of demonstrators continue to protest across France against Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force through a change to the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.
Protests were underway or planned on Saturday in cities including Bordeaux, Nantes, Marseille, Brest and elsewhere in Paris after unions called for a determined show of resistance ahead of a ninth day of nationwide industrial action planned for Thursday.
Macron resorted to controversial executive powers to force through his bill on Thursday after concluding the government was not sure to win a national assembly vote on the changes, which include raising the eligible retirement age from 62 to 64.
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