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Another night of protests against the pension reform in France

second night in a row protests in France after the approval on Thursday of the pension reform promoted by President Emmanuel Macron, by decree and without a vote in the National Assembly.

More than 2,000 demonstrators gathered this Friday in the Place de la Concorde, near the headquarters of the Chamber.

The riot police used tear gas to confront groups of angry protesters, who hurled rocks and blunt objects at them. The protests resulted in at least 60 arrests in Paris, in addition to the 300 people arrested on Thursday.

During the mobilization, a large bonfire was lit in which cardboard effigies of Macron burned, whom they accuse of “turn your back” to democracy.

In other cities such as Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg there were also demonstrations that continue throughout the weekend throughout the country.

The leaders of the influential labor union left-wing General Confederation of Labor (CGT) have made a call these days people to abandon schools, factories, refineries and other workplaces, to force Macron to abandon his plan that will force the French to work two more years until the age of 64, before being entitled to receive a full pension.

Source: Euronews Español

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