led by armored vehicles through the town. there were helicopters flying above. this level police presence has seen to work. it is decrease some of the violence that we ve seen. government officials are attributing that to the fact that we ve seen some 45,000 police officers deployed throughout the entire country. french president, emmanuel macron, he was meant to go to germany for what would ve been the first official visit and more than two decades. that has been postponed because of what s happening in this country. of course, he s under pressure, given the faculty we re seeing so much violence over this shooting of the 17-year-old. but then of course, that comes on the heels of what we ve seen over the last six months, where the entire country was protesting because of that pension reform bill. as far as yesterday is concerned, we know that more than 700 people were arrested. the majority of those arrests, people between the ages of 13 and 17 years old. we re talking about kids. sch
May Day protests turn violent as hundreds of thousands of people marched in cities around France to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron and his Pension Reform
not attend that meeting, they will not participate in those talks. unless there is the option of repealing this of not applying this legislation, of course, that now that ship has suddenly, said president mario macron, not wasting any time to sign this legislation into law. of course, it is important to note that while the core of this legislation the raising of pension age from 62 to 64 has been ruled as constitutional by the constitutional council yesterday. six minor measures included in this legislation have been struck down. and of course, there is also the question of referendums earlier application to the constitutional council for a referendum on this legislation was also struck down and rejected by the council, but a last minute second application was submitted on thursday that is set to be deliberated on on may 3rd so we may continue to see demonstrations. unions are certainly calling for continued. protest and of course, this isn t just about the pension reform bill. there i
In a victory for President Emmanuel Macron, the French Constitutional Council has approved an unpopular proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, despite months of mass protests.