Pension Protesters Target Paris Bistro Favored by Macron

Pension Protesters Target Paris Bistro Favored by Macron
French gendarmes secure a position in front of La Rotonde restaurant during a demonstration as part of the eleventh day of nationwide strikes and protests against French government's pension reform, in Paris, France, on April 6, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
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PARIS—Clashes erupted in Paris next to a Left Bank brasserie favored by French President Emmanuel Macron as protesters torched garbage cans and smashed two banks during the eleventh day of nationwide demonstrations against pension reform.

The bistro La Rotonde, whose awning was set alight as protesters threw bottles and paint at police, is known in France for hosting a much-criticized celebratory dinner for Macron when he led the first round of the 2017 presidential election.