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Police in Paris said they arrested 142 people overnight during protests that followed the finalization of the government's pension reform, DPA reported.

11 police officers were injured, according to BeFM television channel, citing police sources.

Protests also broke out in other cities, including Saint-Etienne, Strasbourg, Amiens, Cannes and Toulouse, media reported. 

President Emmanuel Macron plans to meet today with Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne and the leaders of various political groups to deal with the fallout from the previous day's political events.

Yesterday, the French government survived two no-confidence votes, which were triggered by its decision to push through the hotly debated legislation without a vote in the lower house of parliament, writes BTA.

Macron will address the nation

Around 2,000 police officers were deployed in Paris alone to deal with the unrest, BFM reported.

Some demonstrators set trash cans on fire and carried placards calling for Macron to resign or threatening armed struggle against the government.

Politicians from both the right and the left have called on Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne to resign.

The reform to gradually raise the pension age from 62 to 64 was de facto approved yesterday after two votes of no confidence tabled by the opposition were rejected.