Alterations in a new night of protests in France

The spontaneous demonstrations that took place this Wednesday in various cities of France for the seventh consecutive night in protest against the pension reform approved last Monday by the French Government have led to new disputes.

The high point was once again Paris, where unofficially called demonstrations took place in various parts of the city, which took place peacefully at first but ended in clashes with the forces of order.

Although the number of altercations was lower than in recent days, small fires were seen again in Paris and in other cities, such as Lyon.

A habit that has been repeated since last Thursday the Executive decided to approve the pension reform without the vote of the Assembly, which led to two motions of censure, which failed, one of them by only nine votes.

The unions, which are not behind these rallies, have called a great day of mobilization for this Thursday in 300 cities, in which they prefer to show their strength in the face of the firmness of the president, Emmanuel Macron, who has shown his intention to maintain the pension reform.

The president indicated that he hopes that the reform, now pending the opinion of the Constitutional Council, will enter into force before the end of the year.

The unions count on maintaining social mobilization against a text that delays the minimum retirement age by two years, up to 64 years.

Source: EFE