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Added on the 26/01/2023 12:38:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Opponents of the pension reform gather in Place Vauban in Paris, amidst a heavy police presence, after the government pushed a pension reform through parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the Constitution. The reform bill raises the retirement age from 62 to 64. IMAGES
"And we'll go, and we'll go, and we'll go until we withdraw," chanted dozens of demonstrators gathered in Rennes after the use of 49.3 to pass the pension reform. "Emmanuel Macron, president of the bosses, your reform we don't want", they added. IMAGES
The Sevres-Babylone crossroads, where the Parisian march against pension reform is to start, is filling up with demonstrators IMAGES
At the behest of several of France's trade unions, thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest the government's pension reform. Although public transport is now back to normal in the French capital, a strike is ongoing in many sectors. IMAGES
About a hundred opponents of Macron's pension reform demonstrate in the Opera district in Paris, clashing with police forces. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.