King Charles III will not be visiting France in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron's office said Friday, as protests over pension reform continue to rock the country.
A planned visit byto France has been scrapped as more than a million people have taken to the streets across the country to protest French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.
Over 450 protesters were arrested in Paris and beyond on Thursday as around 300 demonstrations drew more than a million people nationwide. Protesters clash with French police officers during a demonstration in Lyon on Thursday. More than 400 officers were injured Thursday in protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, officials say.
Macron on Wednesday refused to budge on the legislation, which is now down to the Constitutional Council – France’s highest constitutional body – to pass after it was pushed through the lower chamber of parliament and passed in the Senate.
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