CLASHES ERUPT IN FRANCE AGAINST PENSION REFORMS Macron hopes to raise the pension age by two years to 64
Water cannons and tear gas were used to disperse protesters, as defiant demonstrators responded by throwing objects and rocks.
Around 1.28 million people took to the streets in demonstrations across the country, the interior ministry said, making turnout for the protest day – the sixth against the reform this year – the highest so far.
This is a critical time for labour and the government since French President Emmanuel Macron hopes parliament will adopt his plan to raise the pension age by two years to 64 before April.