March 24, 2023 – 12:44 PM
He postponed his third visit to France. British King Charles because of the demonstrations taking place in the country – writes bbc. The Elysee Palace said, “The French and British governments took this decision after a telephone conversation between the French President and the King this morning.”
Third. Caroli’s trip to Paris and Bordeaux was supposed to start on Sunday, but on Thursday the protests intensified in both cities. In Bordeaux, demonstrators set fire to the town hall, and in Paris, according to the Minister of the Interior, fires broke out. 903 places, and the police fired tear gas at the demonstrators.
For the tenth day in France, hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting against the reform of the state pension system, with marches and strikes in the streets. Peaceful marches organized by trade unions were disturbed by anarchist demonstrators in several major cities. In Paris, thousands of hooligans smashed shop windows, attacked a fast food restaurant, and clashed with the police.
The protest against a bill that raised the retirement age for two years from 62 to 64, began two months ago. Hundreds of thousands of mass demonstrations were peaceful until the government enacted Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to bypass the vote of the National Assembly. The decision sparked street riots, which are now in their ninth day. In recent days, protesters have set bonfires and thrown rocks at police, and last week they had to use tear gas to disperse the crowd in Paris.
