France faces its hundredth day partial strikes against the pension reform approved on Thursday by a government decree Emmanuel Macronin the midst of growing social unrest, expressed in the second night of riots in various cities of the country.
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Despite their shallower depth, major cities France searched late friday night spontaneous protestsas a result of which at least 60 people were arrested in Paris during an act on the Place de la Concorde.
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Clashes with police in Lyon France they were especially tense, and the demonstrators tried to break into the building of the district council.
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Protesters gather in front of a train station during a demonstration in Bordeaux, southwest of Franceone day after the French government pushed ahead with pension reform using article 49.3 of the constitution.
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The grievances of the street, which are being organized outside of the unions and parties, have also moved to parliament, where two no-confidence votes to overthrow the executive will be debated on Monday, on the brink of a political crisis that has not been seen in France since the start of the Yellow Vest uprising in 2018.
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Reform raising the minimum retirement age France 62 to 64 keeps unions on the warpath by staging some entrenched strikes, such as the garbage pickup strike in Paris, where thousands of tons of waste continue to be thrown on the sidewalks despite the French government instructing some cleaners to return to work.
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on the streets of Franceopposition to pension reform has taken a more radical turn, with young activists weary of weekly demonstrations ready to fight back.
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Demonstrations and spontaneous blockades in France Since Thursday, they have attracted more and more people, often high school students or university students, who say they “intend” to “lock down the country.”
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On the second night of anti-government demonstrations at Place de la Concorde in Paris, a wave of hooded youths clashed with police. France in the rain of tear gas.
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In the Plaza de la Concordia, some groups pelted the security forces with bottles and fireworks. Francewho responded with tear gas to evacuate the site where a large bonfire was burning with the image of the President of France Emmanuel Macron.
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On Thursday, more than 300 people were detained throughout the territory. France during the demonstrations, the majority in Paris. On Friday, 61 arrests were registered in the capital.
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“The opposition is legal, the demonstrations are legal, (…) the riots are not,” French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Friday on RTL radio.
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This Saturday is also expected to disrupt the movement of high-speed trains France (4 out of 5 will work), regional TER (3 out of 5) and Intercitys (3 out of 5), such as the one that happened the day before when union workers in the sector got in the way during a demonstration.
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air traffic in France It is not worth registering cancellations or delays due to the strike, although they are expected on Monday, March 20, when 30% of flights at Paris Orly airport and 20% at Marseille (south) airport will be canceled.
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In the energy sector, at least four large oil refineries will be closed. France – not yet known about the possible impact on the fuel supply – due to demonstrations.
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In addition, four gas transmission terminals in the city of France are still under pickets, which allow, however, the importation of liquefied gas, as well as eleven gas cylinders from Storengy, a subsidiary of Engie.
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Moreover, the opposition France submitted two no-confidence votes to the government on Friday in response to the controversial Liberal presidential decree passing pension reform Emmanuel Macron.
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In this pulse Emmanuel Macron, re-elected in April until 2027 and unaffected by the proposal, even threatened to dissolve the Assembly if it definitively frustrated his reform. According to polls, the extreme right will gain an advantage in the elections.
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