People have taken to the streets across France after President Emmanuel Macron imposed an unpopular pension overhaul without a parliament vote.
President Emmanuel Macron imposed an increase in the retirement age.People took to the streets across France on Saturday after President Emmanuel Macron imposed an unpopular pension overhaul without a parliament vote.
But thousands of protesters rallied in another part of the capital, some erecting barricades in the street, setting rubbish bins on fire and smashing advertising boards, an AFP journalist saw. Macron's popularity has also plummeted to 28%, according to a poll published on Sunday by the Journal du Dimanche - the lowest since the so-called"Yellow Vests" movement in 2019.
In parliament, opposition lawmakers have filed two motions of no confidence in the government, which are to be debated on Monday afternoon according to parliamentary sources.But Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's government is largely expected to survive any no-confidence vote.
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