Protesters are trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Macron's government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he's trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly.
from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage continued to reek in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers.
Demonstrators gather in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, before the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote. March 16, 2023.Several thousand protesters gathered Saturday evening at a public square in southern Paris, the Place d'Italie, where some people set trash cans on fire.
Some Paris residents who were out buying their weekend baguettes blamed Macron's administration for the fumes wafting from the trash piled up near a bakery in the city's 12th district. "Food waste is our priority because it is what brings pests to the surface," Pierre-Marie said."We are extremely sensitive to the situation. As soon as we have a dumpster truck available, we give priority to the places most concerned, like food markets."
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