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France erupts over pension reform

Yoan Valat, EPA-EFE

Posted at Mar 17 2023 01:01 PM

France erupts over pension reform

Protesters set construction equipment on fire on Place de la Concorde square, facing the French Parliament (National Assembly) in Paris, France on Thursday, after the government pushed a pension reform without a parliament vote. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday used a special constitutional power to ram the changes through the lower-house National Assembly to hike the retirement age from 62 to 64.