France pension protests: Crowd clashes with police over government reform by decree


It is the second night of unrest since President Emmanuel Macron decided to push through the controversial reforms to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.
The first was signed by independents and members of the left-wing Nupes coalition in parliament, while a second came from the far-right National Rally party.
Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally MPs…
This story appeared on bbc.com, 2023-03-18.