In French cities, residents revolted after the country’s Constitutional Council approved the main provisions of pension reform. This was reported by the TV channel. BFMTV referring to police information.
According to media reports, about four thousand people turned out to protest in Paris. Groups of demonstrators gathered in front of the town hall. It was recorded that they started to set fire to garbage bins and bicycles.
At the same time, residents of Nantes set the tram tracks on fire. In Rennes, a police station was attacked and a door at the entrance of the building was set on fire. About 2.3 thousand people took to the streets in Toulouse.
Previously reportedThe French Constitutional Council approved raising the retirement age in the country from 62 to 64. The council reportedly rejected a number of other items in the bill. We are talking about a clause that imposes fines on businesses that refuse to employ citizens over the age of 55. In addition, according to the news of BFM TV, the parliament rejected the requests for a referendum on whether to ban raising the retirement age or not.
Before that, France predicted social explosion Because of pension reform.