Another day of partial strikes in France, after another night of riots with at least 60 prisoners

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France faces yet another match day on Saturday partial strikes in return for pension reformapproved by decree on Thursday by the government of Emmanuel Macron, during a growing social unrest reflected in the second night of rioting in several cities of the country.

In Baiona, they gather at noon, convened by the French inter-union. This Friday, protesters again blocked Behobia Bridge and announced daily mobilizations until Thursday, March 23, when they called for a general strike.

Major French cities registered spontaneous protests on Friday evening, which in Paris They resulted in at least 60 arrests in an act on the Place de la Concorde. In lyonsclashes with the police were particularly tense and the demonstrators attempted to raid the headquarters of a district council.

The discontent of the street, organized outside trade unions and parties, has also spread to parliament, where this Monday two motions of no confidence are discussed to overthrow the executive, on the verge of a political crisis not seen since the outbreak of the 2018 “yellow vest” uprising.

The reform that increases the minimum retirement age in France from 62 to 64 keeps the unions on the warpath, with some entrenched strikes, such as the one for rubbish collection in Paris, where thousands of tons of rubbish still lie on the sidewalks despite the French government forcing certain cleaners to return to work.