PhotosIn Photos: Protest Intensifies Across France Over Retirement Age Issue
In Photos: Protest Intensifies Across France Over Retirement Age Issue
President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, and force the measure through parliament without a vote, inflamed public emotions and triggered some of France's biggest demonstrations in years.
Women pass by a placard that reads: "Retirement age 60 maximum", during a protest in Paris, France. French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron's higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes Tuesday.
Demonstrators march, one carrying a garbage can with an effigy of French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, during a protest in Paris, France. Sign at front reads "anger is not a crime".
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Protesters march during a rally in Bayonne, southwestern France.