As the day before, demonstrators gathered this March 17 near the National Assembly, in order to challenge the pension reform project and to express their anger at the use by the government of article 49.3 of the Constitution.
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Friday March 17
Protesters in Place de la Concorde lit fires and deployed what appears to be a huge wooden cable reel.
“Even if Macron doesn’t want us, we’re here…” and “Anti-capitalists!”, sing and chant in particular, facing the police.
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Among the demonstrators, an individual attacked street furniture.
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Our reporter Lucas Léger reports a large presence of law enforcement at Place de la Concorde, near the National Assembly.
Near the Palais Bourbon, demonstrators had gathered on March 16 to protest against the pension reform, when Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had just announced the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution to succeed in passing the controversial text.
Rebelote this March 17 at the end of the afternoon, with a new rally against the bill and the use of 49.3, near the National Assembly.
