In Paris and many cities across France, cleanup crews sifted through broken glass, charred garbage cans and shattered bus stops after violent clashes overnight
President Emmanuel Macron was under pressure on Friday to find a way out of a crisis that has seen some of France’s worst street violence in years over a pension bill he has pushed through parliament without a vote.
The protest rallies that gathered large crowds against a bill that will delay retirement age by two years to 64 had been largely peaceful during the day. “There has been unacceptable violence,” the head of the CFDT labour union Laurent Berger told RTL radio. “We need to calm things down, before there is a tragedy.”The solution, the influential Berger suggested, would be to pause the reform for six months and look for compromises.
The latest wave of protests and clashes has become the most serious challenge to Macron’s authority since the “Yellow Vest” revolt of disgruntled working class people four years ago. But 30-year old Bastien Mrozovski was more understanding, at a time where polls show many are upset with Macron’s leadership style.
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