Mass Nationwide Protests After France's Pension Reform Pushed Through Parliament

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 23: A French firefighter is carried on colleagues shoulders during demonstrations near Place de l'Opera against the French Government's reform of the pension system on March 23, 2023 in Paris, France. Over 1 million protesters took part in demonstrations across France a week after the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution. Labour unions had fought the government's pension reform with months of protests in a bid to stop the government increasing the retirement age in France from 62 to 64. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)