A demonstration against the pension reform in the center of Caen in Normandy ended in a confrontation with the police, reports Actu.fr on March 25.
2,000 people took part in an evening demonstration in the center of Caen (Calvados department in Normandy), which ended in clashes with law enforcement.
It was the tenth demonstration organized in the city by the unions against the pension reform. The decision to hold the protest was made late, the application to hold it was submitted to the prefecture only on Friday night.
The opponents of the reform met from 2:30 p.m. in Gambetta Square, in the vicinity of the prefecture. Around 3:00 p.m., the procession advanced down Rue Saint-Janis, the march lasted for an hour and a half.
The procession was supposed to end at Place Saint-Pierre, but the protesters decided to continue the action. At around 4:45 p.m., several hundred protesters continued to march through the center of the city. Then a group of protesters headed for the University of Caen. It was in this sector where the first clashes with the police were observed for several minutes. The police fired tear gas to try to disperse the group, which decided to withdraw to Campus 1 of the university.
The previous demonstration in the streets of Caen dates from this Thursday, March 23. According to the prefecture, more than 20,000 people participated and, according to the CGT union, 45,000 demonstrators.
Let us remember that in France for several days there have been massive protests against the pension reform approved by the authorities thanks to article 49.3 of the Constitution, that is, without a vote in parliament.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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