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King Carlos III cancels trip to France due to protests

  • March 24, 2023
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visit states King Charles III and his wife Camila Francewas transferred indefinitely due to disorder created protests in several cities across the country reforms V pensions president Emmanuel

visit states King Charles III and his wife Camila Francewas transferred indefinitely due to disorder created protests in several cities across the country reforms V pensions president Emmanuel Macron. France would be debut in that international scene new monarch.

“The state visit of the King and Queen Consort to France has been postponed,” the statement said. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his statement. This decision was made with agreement all sides after French President asked the British government to postpone the visit,” he added.

For his part, President Macron told the European summit in Brussels that “we will not be prudent and we will not have enough common sense” continue the visit, after unions they will call more protests retired upon the arrival of the kings Great Britain.

Despite the cancellation of a trip to Paris and Bordeaux, which was supposed to start on Sunday, the British monarchs will continue to travel to Germany next Wednesday March 29th. The visit to both countries is part of a strategy to draw attention to efforts to restore relations between the UK and neighbourssix years after conflicts over Brexit.

The cancellation of the visit is also a big loss for prestige President of France, since the trip was supposed to be showcase before demonstrations held in many regions of the country in protest against the pension reform approved last Monday, March 20, which, among other things, raises the age retirement French from 62 to 64 years.

Mostly peaceful demonstrations on Thursday, which attracted over a million peoplethey inflamed violence on the streets. IN Bordeaux, City Hall was set on fire; V Paris, the police used tear gas against the demonstrators, 457 people were arrested. In addition, this was recorded by the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin. 903 fire in the city where garbage it has accumulated on the streets since March 6.

situation in France and characteristics travel plans made President Macron the most obvious solution postpone the visit.

With information from EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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