A second night of unrest grips France after the government pushed through pension changes without a vote.
Many French people are unhappy with the decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64Protesters have clashed with police again in central Paris over the French government's pension reforms.
It is the second night of unrest since President Emmanuel Macron decided to push through the controversial reforms to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64The first was signed by independents and members of the left-wing Nupes coalition in parliament, while a second came from the far-right National Rally party.Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally MPs in parliament, called the decision to push through the pension changes "a total failure for the government".
The government has said the changes to pensions are essential to ensure the system is not overburdened and prevent it collapsing.
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