Clashes broke out between protesters and law enforcement after two votes of no confidence in the government were given in Paris over raising the retirement age. It has been reported DEA News.
On Monday (March 20th), parliamentarians rejected both votes presented to the government after the pension reform was introduced without a parliamentary vote. The first ballot was presented by the Libertés, Indépendants, Outre-mer et Territoires (LIOT) fraction, with 278 deputies voting in favour. However, the decision was not accepted because nine deputies spoke against it. The second ballot put forward by the National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen was also rejected: only 94 MPs voted in favour.
In the evening, thousands of demonstrators came to Place Vauban, setting fire to trash cans and throwing bottles and firecrackers at law enforcement. While the police teams were trying to calm the crowd, clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the police. As a result, law enforcement had to use tear gas.
Previously, one-third of workers at TotalEnergies refineries in France joins a strike Against pension reform
Source: Gazeta
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