In pictures: Disputes and clashes continue after the application of Article 49.3

“We respond to blocking the government by blocking the strikers”, explains a member of the CGT trade union, which demonstrated on the Paris ring road on Friday, March 17. The day after Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne announced the use of Article 49.3 to pass pension reform, the challenge was immediate.

Demonstrators quickly gathered in front of the National Assembly on the Place de la Concorde, where the atmosphere turned tense and clashes broke out, with police announcing 310 arrests.

Demonstrations continued on March 17, namely in Rennes (Ile-e-Villen) in the morning. Other actions are planned in several big cities of the country at the end of the day, at 18:00.