![]() ![]() Labor activists from abroad were present, among them Hyrwon Chong of the South Korean Metal Workers’ Union. Tear gas hung over the end point of the Paris march, Place de la Nation, where a huge black cloud lofted high above the trees after radicals set two fuel cans afire outside a building renovation site, police said.įrench union members were joined by groups fighting for economic justice, or just expressing anger at what is seen as Macron's out-of-touch, pro-business leadership. He said some 2,000 radicals were at the Paris march. “Violence is increasingly strong in a society that is radicalizing,” the interior minister said on BFM-TV news station, blaming the ultra-left. Clashes also marked protests in Lyon and Nantes. ![]() ![]() It wasn't known how many protesters were potentially injured. A Paris police officer was seriously injured by a Molotov cocktail, among 108 officers injured around France, Darmanin said. While marchers were largely peaceful, violence by radicals, an ever-present reality at French marches, marred the message, notably in Paris. Organizers see pension reform as a threat to hard-fought worker rights, while Macron argues it's economically necessary as the population ages. They mobilized against President Emmanuel Macron’s recent move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Across the globe, this year’s May Day events unleashed pent-up frustration after three years of COVID-19 restrictions.Īcross France, some 800,000 people marched, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. ![]()
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