Macron’s favourite restaurant set on fire, participation dwindles in French pension protests

French riot police take position during clashes with protesters at a demonstration as part of the eleventh day of nationwide strikes and protests against French government's pension reform, in Paris, France, April 6, 2023. © Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters

Protesters in Paris briefly set fire to President Emmanuel Macron’s favourite restaurant Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for an 11th day of demonstrations against the president’s deeply unpopular pension reform. Violence also flared in others French cities, including Rennes and Nantes, but overall protest participation dwindled. Read our live blog below to follow the day’s events as they unfolded.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for the 11th day of protests against French pension reforms on Thursday.