Protests in France as higher pension age is approved
Unions and Macron’s political opponents vowed to maintain pressure on the government to withdraw the bill.
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Police officers guard the entrance of the Constitutional Council Friday, April 14, in Paris. The elite French institution is expected to rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron's contested plan to raise the retirement age is constitutional, a decision that could calm or further enrage opponents of the change.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Students demonstrate Friday, April 14, in Paris. France's top constitutional body was expected to rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron's contested plan to raise the retirement age passes muster, a decision that could calm or further enrage opponents of the measure. The President's drive to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 has provoked months of labor strikes and protests.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People demonstrate Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demonstrators gather outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demonstrators gather outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demonstrators gather outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A statue is pictured though flare smoke as demonstrators protest outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demonstrators protest outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bicycles burn during a protest outside the Paris City Hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Riot police officers take position during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demonstrators invade the streets during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A graffiti reads "wealthy people cost us a lot" on a shop window, during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A street fire is reflected in a broken shop window, during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Traffic resumes after protesters invade the streets near the Paris, Friday, April 14, in Paris.