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The pushing through of a bill to raise the retirement age in France has caused widespread, sometimes violent, protests. The government is worried the movement will spread, as unions warn the protests are just beginning.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday faces two motions of no confidence in the National Assembly lower house, after forcing through an unpopular pension reform last week without a vote. 

PARIS - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday faces two motions of no confidence in the National Assembly lower house, after forcing through an unpopular pension reform last week without a vote.

French govt faces make-or-break vote after pensions uproar

Emmanuel Macron’s widely disliked campaign pledge to raise the retirement age was passed last week without a vote.

In France, Israel, and just maybe, here, assaults on social rights by flawed governmental structures create the need for government-by-protest.

Macron's allies are in a minority in the lower house National Assembly

Observers have raised fears that France is heading for another bout of violent protests

PARIS: The French government under President Emmanuel Macron on Monday survived two no-confidence motions in parliament, but still faces intense pressure over its handling of a controversial...

No-confidence motions moved after pension reform bypassed parliament