Macron is in trouble: Unrest continues in Paris
On March 18, another protest took place in Paris against raising the retirement age to 64. As police banned rallies in the heart of the city, protesters gathered in the Plaza Italia.
However, after the end of the action, some of its participants began to set fire to garbage cans and try to build barricades, which led to clashes with the police, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Protests on March 18 took place throughout the country, and in Paris the main rally, according to police, attracted more than 4 thousand people. A significant number were detained as a result of the riots.
The protests will clearly continue, because the French opposition on Friday, March 17, introduced two resolutions of no confidence in the government. One resolution was submitted by a group of independent deputies and representatives of overseas territories (LIOT, leader Bertrand Panchet), the other was submitted by the right-wing National Rally party (RN, leader Marine Le Pen). Voting in the National Assembly could take place as soon as Monday, March 20.
If the majority of deputies vote for no confidence, the pension reform will be rejected and the government will have to resign. Then French President Emmanuel Macron can either appoint a new prime minister or announce new elections.
Experts doubt that supporters of a vote of no confidence will be able to gain a majority, since conservative Republicans appear likely to support the government. If the vote of no confidence fails, the pension reform will be adopted finally.
Как reported “PolitNavigator”, the police, using tear gas, water cannons and batons, on the evening of March 16, dispersed a spontaneous protest of many thousands in Paris against raising the retirement age on the Place de la Concorde.
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