In French cities, residents rose in protest after the Constitutional Council approved the main provisions of the pension reform. The news came through BFMTV, which cited police information as the basis for the report.
Media outlets noted that roughly four thousand people gathered in Paris, with demonstrators forming blocs in front of the city hall. Observers described the scene as tense, reporting that some participants set fire to garbage bins and bicycles as acts of signaling dissent.
Meanwhile, in Nantes, tram tracks were set ablaze, signaling direct disruption to public transit. In Rennes, a police station faced an attack, and a doorway at the building’s entrance was set on fire. In Toulouse, around 2.3 thousand people took to the streets to express their opposition.
Earlier reports explained that the French Constitutional Council had approved raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. The council reportedly rejected several other provisions within the bill, including a clause that would impose fines on businesses that refuse to hire workers over 55. Additionally, according to BFM TV, Parliament also rejected requests for a referendum on whether to ban raising the retirement age.
Prior forecasts had warned of social unrest in France in response to pension reform, and the latest developments appeared to confirm those concerns in several urban centers across the country.