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France faces its umpteenth matchday this Saturday partial strikes against pension reformapproved on Thursday by decree by the Government of Emmanuel Macron, in the midst of a growing social unrest reflected in the second night of riots in several cities of the country.

In Baiona, they will gather at 12:00 pm, summoned by the French inter-union. This Friday the protesters again blocked the Behobia bridge and announced daily mobilizations until Thursday, March 23, when they called for a general strike.

Large French cities registered spontaneous protests on Friday evening, which in Paris They resulted in at least 60 arrests in an act in the Place de la Concorde. In lyonsthe clashes with the police were particularly tense and the demonstrators tried to invade the headquarters of a district council.

The discontent of the street, which is being organized outside of unions and parties, has also moved to Parliament, where this Monday two motions of censure will be debated to overthrow the Executive, on the brink of a political crisis that has not been seen since the outbreak of the “Yellow Vests” revolt in 2018.

The reform that raises the minimum retirement age in France from 62 to 64 keeps the unions on the warpath, with some entrenched strikes, such as the one for garbage collection in Paris, where thousands of tons of waste are still strewn on the sidewalks despite the fact that the French government has forced certain cleaners to return to work .

Source: Eitb

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