***The Telegraph’s Paris correspondent Vivian Song investigates the violent clashes in the French captial:***
Emmanuel Macron faced an angry backlash on Monday night after his government narrowly survived a confidence vote over his controversial pension reforms.
Violent protests broke out as demonstrators were urged to take to the streets by opposition leaders and unions who vowed to intensify strikes ahead of another mass walkout on Thursday.
MPs from the hard-Left France Unbowed party shouted “Resign!” at prime minister Elisabeth Borne moments after the failed bid to topple the government, while some brandished placards that read: “We’ll meet in the streets.”
Not long after the results were announced, protests broke out close to the National Assembly. Demonstrators set rubbish bins on fire and chanted about the beheading of Louis XVI and Mr Macron.
Spontaneous demonstrations also appeared in Dijon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lillie, where police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds early in the evening.
Though the government’s survival was expected, the margin was slimmer than predicted with the no-confidence motion falling just nine votes short of the 287 needed to pass.
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***The Telegraph’s Paris correspondent Vivian Song investigates the violent clashes in the French captial:***
Emmanuel Macron faced an angry backlash on Monday night after his government narrowly survived a confidence vote over his controversial pension reforms.
Violent protests broke out as demonstrators were urged to take to the streets by opposition leaders and unions who vowed to intensify strikes ahead of another mass walkout on Thursday.
MPs from the hard-Left France Unbowed party shouted “Resign!” at prime minister Elisabeth Borne moments after the failed bid to topple the government, while some brandished placards that read: “We’ll meet in the streets.”
Not long after the results were announced, protests broke out close to the National Assembly. Demonstrators set rubbish bins on fire and chanted about the beheading of Louis XVI and Mr Macron.
Spontaneous demonstrations also appeared in Dijon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lillie, where police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds early in the evening.
Though the government’s survival was expected, the margin was slimmer than predicted with the no-confidence motion falling just nine votes short of the 287 needed to pass.
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France Unbowed pour LFI, je trouve ça franchement badass.
Pour un peu ça serait France Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken avec Jean-Luc Martellenchon.
Wait this is the official Telegraph account?