Mass demonstrations, although on a smaller scale compared to the previous week, again took place in all cities of Ukraine. Francewhile episodes And conflicts protesters with police.

In particular, throughout the march in Paris, there were episodeswith protesters from black block to clash with the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which responded with chemicals and stun grenades.

It is reported by Le Monde. 111 people were arrestedBye 154 police officers were injured“some seriously,” according to the French interior minister.

They were also challenged great material damage: Cars were engulfed in flames, bus stops were destroyed and trash cans were set on fire.

Restaurant attacked at start of march in Paris la rotunda, in which the President of France celebrated his victory in the first round of the presidential election in 2017.

Video of protests

Decline in participation

CGT union announces it has taken part in demonstrations in Paris 400 000 demonstrators, slightly less than the previous time on March 28, when 450,000 demonstrators were also reported in the capital and 93,000 to the authorities.

Turnout also declined in major French cities. IN Wrena stronghold of protesters, the prefecture was talking about 8,500 citizens taking to the streets, and the unions are talking about 20,000.

The same trend seems to have prevailed in other large cities of western France, for example in Nantes (between 15,000 and 50,000 people) and in Brest (from 10,000 to 18,000), but also in the south, in Good (from 2400 to 20,000) and Marseilles (from 10,000 to 17,000) or even in central France, in Clermont-Ferrand (from 7,500 to 20,000).

Last night, authorities predicted a less massive nationwide demonstration of 600,000 to 800,000 people, of which 60,000 to 90,000 were in Paris.

A total of 11,500 police and gendarmes were mobilized.

Next strike will take place next Thursday, the day before the French Constitutional Council decides whether and to what extent the pension reform procedures followed by the government are compatible with the country’s Constitution, and whether a referendum on the issue is possible.

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Macron is annoyed

According to the French press, French President Macron, who is on an official visit to China, angrily replied that “when an elected president implements a plan through democratic means, it is not called a crisis of democracy” and that “if the people wanted a pension at 60, they should not elect me President of the Republic.

The French President said that the country is not paralyzed and that the percentage of workers participating in strikes is historically low.

“What those in power do can be overturned by the people,” protesters chanted in the city. Wren in western France with placards reading “Fight for our pensions” and “Strike, blockade, Macron is leaving.”

Union leaders and protesters said the only way out of the crisis withdrawal of legislationan option that Macron and Born have repeatedly rejected.

“There is no other solution but to withdraw the reform,” said the new leader of the hardline union. CGT, Sophie Binetat the beginning of the collection in Paris.

OUR Laurent Bergerhead of the largest trade union in the country CFDTcalled for “the maximum number of workers, men and women, to join the marches throughout France”.