The protest movement against the pension reform is turning into a domestic crisis for the French president. Read more at straitstimes.com.
y saw the most violent clashes yet between protesters and security forces as tensions erupted into pitched battles on the streets of Paris.
But he said the violent protests “had nothing to do with pensions” and all they had in common “was to target our institutions and security forces”. If unions accept her offer for talks, Ms Borne is expected to put new measures on the table designed to ease the impact of the pensions law targeting physically demanding jobs, conditions for older workers and retraining.But early reactions were not promising for the prime minister.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 13,000 members of the security forces – including 5,500 in Paris alone – would be deployed nationwide on Tuesday for the protests.French police look on as people protest against the pensions reform at the Louvre museum entrance in Paris on March 27, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
French police have come under severe criticism for heavy-handed tactics and the IGPN, the internal affairs unit of the French police, has launched 17 investigations into incidents since the pensions protests began.
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