Police presence in Paris, protesters on streets

(20 Mar 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 20 March 2023 DUSK AND NIGHT SHOTS 1. Various of police charging towards protesters, small fires 2. Police presence 3. Various of protesters gathering, chanting STORYLINE: Protests continued in Paris as demonstrators voiced their anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64. Protesters are trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down Macron’s government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. After Macron ordered Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to invoke a special constitutional power to skirt a vote in the chaotic lower chamber, lawmakers on the right and left filed no-confidence motions against her Cabinet on Friday. National Assembly lawmakers rejected both motions Monday — one from the far-right National Rally and the other, more threatening one from a small centrist group that gathered support across the left. The spontaneous, sometimes violent protests that erupted in Paris and across the country in recent days have contrasted with the largely peaceful demonstrations and strikes previously organized by France’s major unions. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: