At least 782,000 people participated in this year\u2019s International Workers\u2019 Day protests across France, the country\u2019s Interior Ministry said Monday, 1 May, 2023.<\/p>\n
The protests took place amid social tensions caused by the government forcing passage of a controversial pension reform bill; last year, only 116,500 people took to the streets on Monday, 1 May, 2023.<\/p>\n
Like recent nationwide mobilizations against the pension reforms, Monday\u2019s protests turned violent in major cities including Paris, Lyon, and Marseille.<\/p>\n
According to French interior minister Gerald Darmanin, at least 108 police and gendarmes were injured during the protests. One police officer suffered burns to the face and arms when a Molotov cocktail was launched by a protestor in Paris.<\/p>\n
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne condemned the violence against security forces. \u201cThe scenes of violence on the sidelines of the marches are unacceptable,\u201d she said on social media.<\/p>\n
On April 14, France\u2019s Constitutional Council ruled that the legal retirement age would be gradually raised from 62 to 64 by 2030.<\/p>\n
Borne had first presented details of the pension reform plan in January. Along with raising the retirement age, the reform also introduces a guaranteed minimum pension, and from 2027 onwards at least 43 years of work would be required to be eligible for a full pension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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