PARIS — President Emanuel Macron faces a critical moment on Monday when the National Assembly is due to vote on no\u002Dconfidence motions filed after his…
The leaders of the conservative Les Republicains party have ruled out such an alliance. None of them had sponsored the first no-confidence motion filed on Friday.In the southern city of Nice, the political office of Eric Ciotti, the Les Republicains leader, was ransacked overnight and tags were left threatening riots if the motion was not supported.
Macron’s overhaul raises the pension age by two years to 64, which the government says is essential to ensure the system does not go bust. Philippe Martinez, the leader of the hard-left CGT labor union said on BFM television that he condemned violence but it was Macron’s “responsibility if the level of anger is so high.”
Rolling strikes continued on the railways, while rubbish is piling up on the streets of Paris after refuse workers joined the action.
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