Because of the pension protests, the planned three-day visit to France by British King Charles III. been postponed. The decision was made after a phone call from President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles, the Elysée announced on Friday. The reason is the announcement of another day of protest against the pension reform on Tuesday.
Charles III should later be received in France, “under conditions that correspond to our friendship,” said the Elysée. Macron had Charles III. among other things want to invite to a state banquet in the Palace of Versailles. This had been criticized as inappropriate by opponents of the pension reform in view of the social crisis.
A train trip to Bordeaux was also planned, where the king wanted to meet organic winegrowers. There, demonstrators had set fire to the portal of the town hall on Friday night.
The protests against the pension reform have become more and more radical since the law was passed with the help of a constitutional trick. Hundreds of security forces were injured in riots.
