This Thursday, the French returned to the streets with new demonstrations against raising the retirement age to 64 and attacked Emmanuel Macron’s favorite restaurant, La Rotonde. in Montparnasse, Paris.
According to ReutersA fire broke out on the awning of La Rotonde, the restaurant hosting a dinner to celebrate Macron’s victory in the first round of the 2017 presidential election, when protesters threw stones, bottles and paint at police.
Since January, the French have been against raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. This is the 11th day of protests in France.
According to the same source, polls show that the vast majority of French people oppose the reform law, which is approved by the government without going through parliament.