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March 20, 2023

French Protests Continue, Hundreds Arrested, as Macron Faces No-Confidence Vote over Pension Law
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French President Emmanuel Macron is facing no-confidence votes in
Parliament today, after he pushed through a highly unpopular pension law
using executive powers Friday, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Protests continued to rock France over the weekend, with over 300 people
arrested. Garbage continues to pile up on city streets as sanitation
workers have been on strike for two weeks.

Yoland Porfal: "We continue. We continue. We don't give in. We resist it
despite the fatigue. Our determination is more than reinforced since the
reform was pushed through. So I hope that everywhere in France people
will mobilize."

More protests and labor strikes are planned for this week.


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