Use of force signals ‘crisis of authority’ as France’s pension battle turns to unrest

[DarlinG]

Use of force signals ‘crisis of authority’ as France’s pension battle turns to unrest Fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament on pension reform has sparked days of unrest across the country, reviving scrutiny of police’s heavy-handed tactics and leaving French cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke – with no end in sight to an increasingly bitter standoff.