French lawmakers have prepared two no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron for Monday after he pushed through legislation to increase the retirement age without a legislative vote.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pushed through a controversial increase in the country's retirement age from 62 to 64 by using a procedure that allowed him to bypass the National Assembly for a vote.
Unions want to get two million people onto the streets and are turning to rolling strikes, as they protest plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.