٠٠:٠٣:٢٢Germany: 'Stop attacks on our pensions' - Dozens rally in front of French embassy against retirement reforms
Dozens of French protesters gathered in front of their country's embassy in Berlin on Thursday to protest against the government’s pension reforms.
Protesters could be seen chanting anti-reform slogans and holding banners against the government plan, such as 'Resignation of Roi Macron' 'Stop attacks on our pensions' and 'Macron destroyed our future'.
"We are here to support, of course, the French people who made a very big demonstration today to say no to the way in which the government put the new law," a Lawyer for the French Embassy in Berlin, Stephan Maigne said. "It's not acceptable that you don't have a majority and that you take, well, like a minority decision for the majority of the people."
On Monday, French lawmakers narrowly rejected a no-confidence motion in the government by just nine votes. A second, introduced by the right-wing 'National Rally', also failed to pass by a much larger margin.
While it passed in the upper house, President Emmanuel Macron’s administration used the executive power with numbers in the lower house making the vote too close to call.
Protests have taken place since the changes were announced earlier this year, and have intensified across the country in the past few days.
٠٠:٠٣:٢٢Dozens of French protesters gathered in front of their country's embassy in Berlin on Thursday to protest against the government’s pension reforms.
Protesters could be seen chanting anti-reform slogans and holding banners against the government plan, such as 'Resignation of Roi Macron' 'Stop attacks on our pensions' and 'Macron destroyed our future'.
"We are here to support, of course, the French people who made a very big demonstration today to say no to the way in which the government put the new law," a Lawyer for the French Embassy in Berlin, Stephan Maigne said. "It's not acceptable that you don't have a majority and that you take, well, like a minority decision for the majority of the people."
On Monday, French lawmakers narrowly rejected a no-confidence motion in the government by just nine votes. A second, introduced by the right-wing 'National Rally', also failed to pass by a much larger margin.
While it passed in the upper house, President Emmanuel Macron’s administration used the executive power with numbers in the lower house making the vote too close to call.
Protests have taken place since the changes were announced earlier this year, and have intensified across the country in the past few days.