{"id":1900799,"date":"2023-03-18T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-protests-take-paris-over-macrons-retirement-age-change\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T19:19:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T23:19:33","slug":"french-protests-take-paris-over-macrons-retirement-age-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-protests-take-paris-over-macrons-retirement-age-change\/","title":{"rendered":"French protests take Paris over Macron&#8217;s retirement age change"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrench-protests-take-paris-over-macrons-retirement-age-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1900799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 float-left body colgap-l-50\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_79078665\" class=\"brid\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_79078665\", {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"889\",\"height\":\"501\",\"video\":\"1264723\",\"autoplay\":0,\"shared\":true});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">D<\/span>emonstrators gathered in Paris over the weekend to protest French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s decision to increase the retirement age.<\/p>\n<p>Macron had promised during his 2022 re-election campaign to reform the country&#8217;s pension system to address the deficit and to provide more funds for retirement. However, he sparked outrage among the citizens by using a special constitutional power to avoid a parliamentary vote on his pension proposal and increasing the retirement age from 62 to 64.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">People march during a protest in Paris, Saturday, March 18, 2023. A spattering of protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Macron&#8217;s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond owing to continuing action by refuse collectors. (AP Photo\/Lewis Joly)<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\"> Lewis Joly\/AP <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Macron&#8217;s cabinet argued that the current pension system is unsustainable given the increasing number of retirees. Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt warned that without immediate action, the pensions&#8217; deficit would exceed $13 billion annually by 2027.<\/p>\n<p><b>Macron Uses Special Provision to Raise Retirement Age Without Vote<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we don&#8217;t do [the reforms] today, we will have to take much more brutal measures in the future,&#8221; Budget Minister Gabriel Attal said in a television interview on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Protesters dance during a protest in Paris, Saturday, March 18, 2023. A spattering of protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Macron&#8217;s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond owing to continuing action by refuse collectors. (AP Photo\/Lewis Joly)<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\"> Lewis Joly\/AP <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, Macron resorted to Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to enforce the controversial pension reform bill that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a lower parliamentary house vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">French Pres. Macron evoked a special constitutional provision to forcefully enact the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. The DICTATOR HAS ARRIVED, and with that, Macron is TOAST. Massive protests are tearing through Paris: pic.twitter.com\/J7FyNFxGwi<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) March 17, 2023 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Protests have spread across several French cities since the risky move by the Macron government and have resulted in violent protests and clashes with police extended through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Paris police banned protests at Place de la Concorde and Champs-Elys\u00e9es as thousands organized to demonstrate against Macron&#8217;s pension reforms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mass protest in Paris &#8211; where is the media coverage? pic.twitter.com\/pSyOeFgqxG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) March 17, 2023 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Union leaders are threatening to continue protests for several more days. The police allegedly used water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators setting cars on fire and littering the streets of Paris with garbage.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/paris-france-protests-macron-retirement-age-change\">French protests take Paris over Macron&#8217;s retirement age change<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Further protests are planned throughout France, including the cities of Marseille and Nantes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/paris-france-protests-macron-retirement-age-change\">French protests take Paris over Macron&#8217;s retirement age change<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demonstrators gathered in Paris on Saturday to protest French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s decision to raise the retirement age. Macron had campaigned in his 2022 re-election that he would reform the country&#8217;s pension system in order to prevent a deficit and to put more money into the retirement system. 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