00:34France: Nantes streets filled with tear gas as protests against Macron's pension reform continue
Nantes' streets were filled with tear gas as protests against the government's pension reform continued on Saturday after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through the reform without a parliamentary vote.
Footage shows burning barricades, spray-painted buildings and a tear-gas-filled streets, while an explosion can also be heard, as protesters faced off riot police.
A day earlier, Macron decided to use executive privilege to pass his pension reforms without a vote in the National Assembly.
The Senate passed the proposals by 193-144, which increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.However, the vote in the lower house, the National Assembly, was withdrawn at the last minute, with the result believed to be too close to call.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne then announced the triggering of Article 49.3, the special constitutional power, to pass the legislation.
Regular demonstrations and strikes against the bill have taken place in recent months, with rallies expected to intensify following the use of executive power.
00:34Nantes' streets were filled with tear gas as protests against the government's pension reform continued on Saturday after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through the reform without a parliamentary vote.
Footage shows burning barricades, spray-painted buildings and a tear-gas-filled streets, while an explosion can also be heard, as protesters faced off riot police.
A day earlier, Macron decided to use executive privilege to pass his pension reforms without a vote in the National Assembly.
The Senate passed the proposals by 193-144, which increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.However, the vote in the lower house, the National Assembly, was withdrawn at the last minute, with the result believed to be too close to call.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne then announced the triggering of Article 49.3, the special constitutional power, to pass the legislation.
Regular demonstrations and strikes against the bill have taken place in recent months, with rallies expected to intensify following the use of executive power.