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French President Emmanuel Macron faces a critical test on Monday when the National Assembly must consider motions of no confidence brought after his government bypassed parliament on Thursday to push through a deeply unpopular pension reform that has sparked days of unrest, AFP comments .

The move, which followed weeks of protests against pension reform, sparked three nights of unrest and demonstrations in Paris and across the country reminiscent of the "yellow vest" protests that erupted in late 2018 over high fuel prices. .

In a statement released Sunday by his office to AFP, French President Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron was born on December 21, 1977 in the city of Amiens.

He is the youngest president of expressed hope that "the text on pensions can reach the end of its democratic path".

That is likely to happen, as Monday's vote may bring anger against Macron's government to the fore, but is unlikely to topple it.

On Friday, opposition MPs introduced two motions of no confidence in parliament.

Elizabeth Bourne relied on the constitutional possibility of article 49, paragraph 3 on Thursday to pass the reform without a vote in parliament.

Another night of protests and clashes in Paris over the pension reform

Deputies from the group "Freedoms, Independents, Overseas Territories" (Liot) announced in the National Assembly the introduction of a "cross-party" vote of no confidence in the government, signed by deputies of the coalition of the radical left - New Ecological and Social People's Union (Nupes).

The far-right National Assembly party also tabled a vote of no confidence today, criticizing an "unfair and unnecessary reform".

The bar of an absolute majority to overthrow the government seems difficult to reach.

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