- Targeted hotlines -

In Savoie, the CGT claimed the construction of a low wall in front of the front door of the permanence of the deputy (LR) Vincent Rolland in Albertville.

- Blocks or unblocks -

In Bègles, a suburb of Bordeaux, a collective of unions, activists and yellow vests prevented trucks from entering and leaving the STEF fresh and frozen products logistics platform, where they usually collect orders to serve mass distribution.

"Between 23:00 and 07:00, no truck was able to load or unload," explained a FO Transport official, Luc Ligey.

Firefighters after extinguishing a fire in a street littered with garbage during a protest against pension reform, on March 23, 2023 in Paris © Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP

On the university side, at the university of Lyon 2, classes were canceled on one of the campuses due to a blockage.

Conversely, the blockade of the oil depot of Port-la-Nouvelle (Aude), which had begun on March 16, was lifted Friday at dawn by the police.

- View from the sky -

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) asks companies to cancel again 30% of their flights at Paris-Orly on Friday and 20% at other airports because of the strike of air traffic controllers against the pension reform.

The airports affected in the region by the cancellation of one flight in five will be Marseille-Provence, Bordeaux-Mérignac and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, both Friday and Saturday.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) asks companies to cancel again 30% of their flights at Paris-Orly on Friday and 20% at other airports because of the strike of air traffic controllers against the pension © reform Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP / Archives

At Orly, the situation will improve Saturday for travelers with 15% of flights canceled, according to the same source.

In addition, the DGAC warns that "disruptions and delays are to be expected" and invites travelers to "postpone their trip and inquire with their company to know the status of their flight".

- Injuries and damage -

Several incidents punctuated Thursday the 9th day of demonstrations against the pension reform. In total, 441 police and gendarmes were injured and 457 people arrested, according to Gérald Darmanin.

The Minister of the Interior also said that there had been "903 fires of street furniture or garbage cans" Thursday in Paris.

Protesters fuel a street fire, during a mobilization against the pension reform, on March 23, 2023 in Toulouse © Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP

The minister again pointed to the violence of the "extreme left (which) wants to attack the Republic"; And highlighted the responsibility, according to him, of "black bourges", "people from good families" who engage in this violence.

- King's visit 'postponed' -

The official visit of King Charles III - the first of the sovereign abroad - which was initially to take place from Sunday evening to Wednesday in Paris, the Paris suburbs and Bordeaux is "postponed", "given the announcement of a new day of national action against the pension reform" Tuesday, March 28, announced the Elysee.

King Charles III, March 13, 2023 in London © Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP / Archives

The decision was "taken by the French and British governments, after a telephone exchange between the President of the Republic and the King this morning, in order to be able to welcome His Majesty King Charles III in conditions that correspond to our relationship of friendship," the French presidency said in a statement.

The French presidency promises a rescheduling of the visit "as soon as possible".

On the far left, the spokesman of the New Anti-capitalist Party (NPA) Olivier Besancenot summed up, hilariously, on franceinfo: Charles III, "we will welcome him with a good old general strike!"

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