the continuation of unrest in France; Arrest of 234 demonstrators in Paris

According to Fars International News Agency, media sources announced on Tuesday that the Paris police arrested 234 demonstrators in the French capital overnight.

According to TRT news website, the protests took place on Tuesday after the French parliament passed a bill that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64.

According to this report, scattered demonstrations were held in French cities on Tuesday. In Paris, protesters took to the streets to set fire to piles of trash left by strikes.

Meanwhile, France’s main police union has warned that police officers may not be able to contain the unrest. “Our energy is waning,” the union declared.

At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron, who has made the pension plan the centerpiece of his second presidential term, is scheduled to give a speech on television on Wednesday.

A new round of nationwide strike is scheduled to take place in France on Thursday. Laurent Berget, leader of the major trade union Confederation of Democratic Labor, said in an interview that the pension reforms for the Macron government “will not result in a failure but a shipwreck.”

The unrest in France is expected to continue in the coming days. Trade unions have called for a “general strike” that could begin as early as Tuesday. “Philippe Martínez”, the leader of the far-left trade union “CGT” in France, also said in an interview to the “BFM” TV channel that he condemns the violence, but “the Macron government is responsible for the occurrence of this high amount of anger.” “

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