Protest

A member of the Confederation Generale du travail (CGT) labor union raises his arms as he stands in front of an overturned burning car during a blockade of Marseille’s port (Port Autonome de Marseille), southern France, on March 22, 2023, a few days after the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution. The French President faces intensified protests and accusations of anti-democratic behaviour after pushing through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote.