Police on Thursday detained more than 300 people across France at protests following Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne’s decision to pass a pension reform bill bypassing parliament. According to TASS with reference to the RTL radio station, this was announced by the Minister of the Interior of the Republic, Gerald Darmanin.
“In Paris, 258 people were detained, which is quite a lot. 310, if we take into account the regions,” he said.
The minister added that in some cities, including Marseille, Nantes and Rennes, local prefectures were attacked by protesters.
Earlier, the BFM TV channel, citing data from the French Interior Ministry, reported that law enforcement officers on Thursday detained more than 120 participants in a demonstration against pension reform in the center of the French capital.
On Thursday, Born, speaking in the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) before the debate, announced the adoption of a bill to change the republic’s pension system bypassing a vote in parliament under the responsibility of the government. In particular, it provides for an increase in the retirement age to 64 years and abolishes several preferential pension regimes. This was done in accordance with article 49, paragraph 3, of the French Constitution, which gives the government the opportunity to do so, but the text is only adopted if, within 24 hours, a tenth of the total number of deputies does not sign a demand for a vote of confidence in the government.
Source: Rosbalt
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