France bans anti-government protests opposite parliament following clashes

Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron’s pension reform

Protests resumed throughout France amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.

Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron's pension reform

"Macron, Resign!" and "Macron is going to break down, we are going to win," demonstrators chanted on the Place d'Italie in southern Paris. Riot police used tear gas and clashed with some in the crowd as trash bins were set on fire.

Paris police, protesters clash continues over Emmanuel Macron's pension reform

The government said it is necessary to keep the system from slipping into deficit and to bring France in line with its European neighbours, where the legal retirement age is typically higher.

Paris protesters fight with police for third night in a row, responding to Macron’s pension reform

Saturday night marked the third night in a row that thousands took to the streets in France to protest a recent pension reform enacted by the government. The reform came Thursday, when President Emmanuel Macron changed the state pension age from 62 to 64.

Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron's pension reform

Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.

Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron's pension reform

PARIS — Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.