

Other officials have also reported vandalism or intimidation attempts in recent days for their support for the retirement bill.

A smattering of protests against President Macron’s plan to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage reeked in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Protesters hold a banner with Emmanuel Macron's face during a protest in Paris, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The vandals also scrawled the words “the motion or the stone” - in reference to two no-confidence motions to be voted on Monday in the lower house of parliament.
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Protesters vandalized the office of the president of the conservative Republican party overnight, in an apparent threat to get his party to block Macron’s pension reform.Įric Ciotti tweeted a photo of his office in the French Riviera city of Nice with shattered windows after a paving stone was thrown at it. PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Sunday to protect lawmakers facing threats for supporting his push to raise the retirement age, amid sustained strikes and protests over the pension bill ahead of high-stakes votes in parliament Monday.
