Dozens of protesters surrounded the Les Bouffes du Nord theater, where French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte went to see the play.

Police tried to stop protesters, but some sneaked into the theater, where President Macron was present on the evening of January 17. Outside protesters shouted "Macron, resign!", "We are still here, although Macron doesn't want to."

Security forces then helped a black car supposedly carrying President Macron out of the besieged crowd. French media reported that Macron later returned to the theater to watch the modern play, The Fly.

On January 17, protesters also blocked the main entrance of the Louvre and forced the famous tourist attraction in Paris to close. A number of museum staff protested, "Mona Lisa protests, Leonardo also protests".

This is the first time the Louvre Museum and Leonardo da Vinci exhibition have been completely closed since pension reform strikes broke out in early December 2019. The proposed pension reform proposed by Macron will remove some of the special privileges and retirement conditions for a number of citizens, including those working in the transportation industry.

The French prime minister's office last week announced that the French National Railway Company (SNCF) and the Paris Public Transport Management Company (RATP) have lost $ 1.1 billion since the strikes began. head. The railway industry suffered the most when losing nearly 950 million USD.

Although the number of workers taking part in the strike has been declining since the movement began, rail transport activities in Paris and nationwide have been interrupted on January 17. French media reported that about 187,000 people took to the streets to protest across the country on January 16.