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| 2023 French pension reform unrest Manifestations contre la réforme des retraites en France | |||
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| Part of the protests against Emmanuel Macron | |||
 A demonstration in Besançon on 11 February | |||
| Date | 19 January – 8 June 2023[1] (4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) | ||
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| Caused by | Pension reform of the Borne government | ||
| Goals | Cancellation of the pension reform of the Borne government | ||
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| Status | Failed | ||
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A series of protests began in France on 19 January 2023 with a demonstration of over one million people nationwide, organised by opponents of the pension reform bill proposed by the Borne government to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.
The strikes led to widespread disruption, including garbage piling up in the streets and public transport cancellations. In March, the government used Article 49.3 of the Constitution to force the bill through the French Parliament, sparking more protests and two failed no confidence votes, contributing to an increase in violence in protests alongside the union-organised strike action.
Several organizations, including human rights groups such as Reporters Without Borders and France's Human Rights League condemned France's crackdown on protests and also denounced the assault on journalists. In addition, the Council of Europe also criticised the "excessive use of force by agents of the state".
- ^ "Réforme des retraites : Une nouvelle casserolade en petit comité à Troyes". 8 June 2023.
- ^ Vidalon, Dominique; Ausloos, Manuel (18 March 2023). Holmes, David; Graff, Peter; Wallis, Daniel (eds.). "Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron's pension reform". Reuters. Additional reporting by Gilles Guillaume and Forrest Crellin. Paris. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Éric Zemmour soutient la réforme des retraites du gouvernement". Le HuffPost (in French). 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Clair, Alice; Guillot, Julien (2 February 2023). "Réforme des retraites : suivez l'ampleur de la mobilisation, manifestation après manifestation" [Retirement Reform: follow the size of the mobilisation, protest after protest]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.