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French MPs file no-confidence motion, clashes erupt over pension reform

Protesters clash with police on Place de la Concorde in Paris on March 17, 2023. © Julien de Rosa, AFP

Protesters on Friday clashed with police in Paris and other cities for a second night in a row after French President Emmanuel Macron rammed a pension reform through parliament without a vote. Opposition lawmakers earlier Friday tabled a no-confidence motion against the government amid mounting public anger.

Riot police clashed with protesters on Friday evening in Paris and other cities as a new demonstration erupted against the French government's moves to raise the country's retirement age.

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