French gendarmes and CRS riot police stand on position near a fire as demonstrators gather on Place de la Concorde near the National Assembly to protest after French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivered a speech to announce the use of the article 49.3, a special clause in the French Constitution, to push the pensions reform bill through the lower house of parliament without a vote by lawmakers, in Paris, France, March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Lucien Libert