02:03France: Clashes erupt in Paris as protest against Macron's pension reform turns chaotic
Protesters clashed with police in Paris as actions against the government's pension reform continued on Saturday.
Anti-pension reform demonstrators burned barricades while riot police responded with tear gas, leaving the French capital in turmoil and filled with smoke.
The protest comes after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to use executive privilege to pass his pension reforms without a vote in the National Assembly on Friday.
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However, the vote in the lower house, the National Assembly, was withdrawn at the last minute, with the result believed to be too close to call.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.
02:03Protesters clashed with police in Paris as actions against the government's pension reform continued on Saturday.
Anti-pension reform demonstrators burned barricades while riot police responded with tear gas, leaving the French capital in turmoil and filled with smoke.
The protest comes after French President Emmanuel Macron decided to use executive privilege to pass his pension reforms without a vote in the National Assembly on Friday.
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However, the vote in the lower house, the National Assembly, was withdrawn at the last minute, with the result believed to be too close to call.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.