France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 119,000 people protested against the French government’s pension reforms in Paris on March 23. Molotov cocktails and fireworks were used by rioters during the protest. The French police dispersed them using tear gas fumes that covered part of the Place de l’Opera, where yesterday’s march ended. According to Darmanin, 1,500 radicals were part of the episode. AP News reported that more than 1 million people joined the mobilization across France against Emmanuel Macron’s bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
Image Credit: Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
Image Credit: Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
Image Credit: Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
Image Credit: Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
Image Credit: Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
Image Credit: Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
![Violence by extreme left-wing Black Blocks against the police at the head of the ninth day of mobilisation against pension reform between Bastille and Opera in Paris on 23 March 2023. 23 Mar 2023 Pictured: atmosphere. Photo credit: KCS Presse / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA960543_037.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://footwearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/paris-protest-trash-d.jpg?w=300 "Protests Against France’s Pension Reform Destruction, Photos – Footwear News 9")
Image Credit: KCS Presse / MEGA Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
![Violence by extreme left-wing Black Blocks against the police at the head of the ninth day of mobilisation against pension reform between Bastille and Opera in Paris on 23 March 2023. 23 Mar 2023 Pictured: atmosphere. Photo credit: KCS Presse / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA960543_017.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://footwearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/paris-protest-trash-c.jpg?w=300 "Protests Against France’s Pension Reform Destruction, Photos – Footwear News 10")
Image Credit: KCS Presse / MEGA Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris Protests Pension Reform, March 23
![Violence by extreme left-wing Black Blocks against the police at the head of the ninth day of mobilisation against pension reform between Bastille and Opera in Paris on 23 March 2023. 23 Mar 2023 Pictured: atmosphere. Photo credit: KCS Presse / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA960543_012.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://footwearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/paris-protest-trash-b.jpg?w=300 "Protests Against France’s Pension Reform Destruction, Photos – Footwear News 11")
Image Credit: KCS Presse / MEGA Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.
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Paris, March 23
![Violence by extreme left-wing Black Blocks against the police at the head of the ninth day of mobilisation against pension reform between Bastille and Opera in Paris on 23 March 2023. 23 Mar 2023 Pictured: atmosphere. Photo credit: KCS Presse / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA960543_009.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://footwearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/paris-protest-trash-a.jpg?w=300 "Protests Against France’s Pension Reform Destruction, Photos – Footwear News 12")
Image Credit: KCS Presse / MEGA Photos of the mobilization against the French government’s pension reform in Paris on March 23.