Violent protest against pension reform policy in France, attack on President’s wife’s nephew

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Paris : Violent protests have intensified in France against the implementation of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform policy. Protesters have expressed anger by attacking the nephew of President’s wife Bridget Macron.

Protesters are also clashing with the police on the streets of France. are on fire. Jean-Baptiste Trogne, 30, the nephew of the president’s wife, owns a chocolate shop in Amiens, northern France. According to one of his relatives, Trogne was on his way home from the shop. During this the protesters attacked him. His father, Jean-Alexandre Trogne, told that during this time the attackers also said abusive words against the President, his wife and family.

The president’s wife Bridget condemned the attack, saying she was with his family. Describing the incident as unacceptable, President Macron said that he would stand by the pension reform policy. In the pension reform policy, the retirement age has been increased from 62 to 64 years.