Latest pictures from Paris show French protests after President Emmanuel Macron used special powers to push through an unpopular pensions bill. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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There have been rare chaotic scenes in the French parliament as President Emmanuel Macron used special powers to push through an unpopular pensions bill which aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Boos and chants from opposition politicians were heard in the national assembly as left-wing MPs sung lines from the national anthem in reaction to the news that the legislation could pass without the need for a vote.
The move by the government has also sparked fierce reaction by the public. Around 7,000 people demonstrated against the proposed pension changes in an unplanned rally on the Place de la Concorde in Paris - across the river Seine from the assembly.Police fired tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse protesters, while officers who charged groups of demonstrators had cobble stones thrown at them, according to a Reuters reporter.The decision to invoke the special power - article 49.
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