On Thursday evening in Paris, police intervened to disperse demonstrators outside the Parliament at the Place de la Concorde, where thousands of protesters had gathered against the adoption of pension reform.
And police in Paris said security forces intervened, particularly with water cannons, after trying to destroy an obelisk in the center of the square, AFP reported.
While her intervention caused a large movement of the crowd in the square.
Many other French cities such as Marseille have also witnessed unplanned protests against the reforms, according to Reuters.
In addition, police arrested 120 people in connection with the protests.
special procedure
Notably, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born passed on Thursday in the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) a pension bill that is facing popular opposition without a vote, prompting boos and calls for her to step down in chaotic scenes. which rarely take place in the French Parliament.
The move will ensure the bill passes after weeks of protests and heated debate. The bill would raise the retirement age by two years to 64, which the government says is necessary to protect the pension system from bankruptcy.
But it also shows that President Emmanuel Macron and his government have failed to win a majority in parliament, which has dealt a blow to the centrist president and his ability to win other party support for future reforms.
Adjournment of the meeting for two minutes
Bourne was booed and ridiculed by parliamentarians when he arrived at the National Assembly to announce that he would invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution, which allows reform measures to be taken without a vote.
The meeting was adjourned for two minutes after left-wing deputies prevented Bourne from speaking. Some carried banners that read, “No to 64-year extensions.”
You should retire
When the session resumed, Bourne began her speech, which was often interrupted by the same exclamations and exclamations. “We cannot bet on the future of our pensions, this reform is necessary,” she told deputies, explaining why she invoked Article 49.3.
On the other hand, far-right leader Marine Le Pen said the prime minister should resign, stating that “Last-minute application of Article 49.3 is an unusual sign of weakness. She must leave.”
When asked about a possible resignation in an interview with TF1, Bourne said that she still had a lot to do, such as “the energy crisis, the climate crisis and the ongoing war in Ukraine.”
Another moving day
In addition, French trade unions called for another day of strikes and action against the reforms on Thursday 23 March.
Opposition parties have said they will ask for a vote of no confidence in the government in the coming days, possibly on Monday.
But this is unlikely to happen with expectations that he will only win the support of a majority of Tory lawmakers if a surprise coalition of MPs from all sides, from the far left to the far right, including the Tories, is formed.
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