Fourth day of pension reform protests hits France

Police are out in force across France as protesters hold a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system

Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country's pension system.

Hundreds of thousands of people were expected in the course of the day to march in Paris, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and other cities in hopes keeping up the pressure on the government to back down.

The demonstrations drew young people and others opposed to the pension proposals who weren’t able to attend the previous three days of action, all held on weekdays.