The Police have charged this Friday against thousands of protesters who have gathered this Friday in front of the Paris City Hall to protest against the pension reform after the Constitutional Council has decided to support the controversial legislation promoted by the Government.
The Parisian Police has scattered with batons to the demonstrators, who have already burned several bicycles in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, where up to 10,000 people are expected to attend during the night, according to a police source on BFMTV.
In another part of the capital, another group has marched spontaneously towards the Plaza de la Bastille, where the Police have also been deployed. The same scenario is repeated in other French cities, such as in Nantes, Rennes or Lyonwhere there have been minor disturbances, such as the container burning.
The general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Sophie Binet, had previously warned that there would be spontaneous marches both in the capital, Paris, and in other points throughout France.
social tension
France has more than a ‘burning’ month for pension reform. Finally, the Constitutional Council has endorsed that said pension reform complies with the standards established in the Magna Carta French. However, everything suggests that this reform will not meet the standards of French society, which has been ‘on fire’ for more than a month.
Last March, French citizens did not hesitate to take to the streets after Emanuel Macron decided establish by decree and without a vote in the National Assembly, a pension reform, last March. In this it was decided to delay the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
The social reactions did not wait and immediately the people disagreed. This change was justified by the French leader claiming that they were necessary changes. However, a month after the first altercations, the riots continue.
Finally, the Constitutional Court seems to ‘agree’ with Macron, although it is sure to be a controversial decision. This resolution has been announced after a month “bathed” in social and political tension, after twelve consecutive days of protests, in which almost 400,000 protesters per day, throughout the country.