Paris ablaze as French protestors set fire to restaurant favoured by President Macron in response to pension reforms
Dozens of trade union members took to the streets of the French capital on Thursday in a stand against the raising of the pension age from 62 to 64, with protestors targeting Left Bank brasserie La Rotonde.
The national protests, which began in January, saw pockets of violence erupt once again after talks between trade union leaders and prime minister Elisabeth Borne broke down. The majority of French voters oppose the new legislation put forward by Macron according to the latest poll figures, as the French government’s decision to push the bill through parliament without a vote triggered widespread anger.Read more:
Earlier in the day, members of the railway workers’ union stormed the atrium of US-investment bank BlackRock, near the capital’s Grands Boulevards, setting off flares and firecrackers in protest.
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