“May Day Parade in Lyon Marred by Violence Amid Pension Reform Protests”

Initially, the 1^is-May is Labor Day and that day, even if the parade is protesting, it is also the occasion for a festive moment between colleagues, friends and families. Of course, this year, the anger aroused by the pension reform foreshadowed tensions. But the violence had never reached this level since the beginning of the movement in Lyon. Nor for many years, in the opinion of several observers.

Is it time (10 o’clock)? Or the place chosen for this departure, the Jean-Jaurès metro station rather than the Jean-Macé square…