Police in riot gear walk past a barricade as they work to secure the access to the Frontignan oil depot, blocked by protesters, a week after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution, in Frontignan, southern France, on March 24, 2023, - The French president faced mounting pressure on March 24 after violent demonstrations that left more than 400 security forces injured and the centre of major cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke. More than 450 people were arrested on March 23 during the most violent day of protests since the start of the year against the president's bid to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP)