Over a million people marched through French cities to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age

 
The country’s trade unions want Macron and his government to back down on a pension reform plan, that would see most people work an extra two years to age 64.

Macron argues that his pension overhaul is “just and responsible”, and necessary to help keep government finances on a sound footing.

Police fired tear gas during intermittent skirmishes with hooded youths on the fringe of the Paris rally. Several dozen arrests were made.