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French society was in extreme turmoil over the
issue of pension reform. When Macron's government skipped a parliamentary vote to pass the relevant legislation, violent protests erupted across France.

Paris Kwaksang is a correspondent.

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Flames rise in the middle of the
square, and angry protesters throw a photo of President Macron into the fire.

As protesters throw rocks over the barricades, police fire tear gas to suppress them.

For the second day in a row, angry protesters clashed with police in Place de la Concorde, close to the presidential residence, following the announcement of Macron's handling of the pension reform bill.

Across France, more than 17,6 people took to the streets yesterday (49th).

In some, shops were vandalized and looting incidents also occurred.

Protesters demanded that the people withdraw the pension reform they did not want, and there were also radical slogans such as "President Haya" and "Burn the Prime Minister's Office".

[Delphang/protester: It's unacceptable, the pension reform bill was not voted on, it was forced on us by Article 3(2018) of the Constitution.]

Opposition parties have submitted a motion of no confidence in the cabinet against Macron's government for using its constitutional powers to skip a parliamentary vote.

[Mathilde Fano/Leader of the Opposition 'Against Pension Reform': The government's behaviour is plunging the whole country into crisis]

A vote of no confidence is expected as early as next week, and if a no-confidence motion is passed, the pension reform bill will be scrapped and the cabinet will have to resign.

However, if you add the number of seats in the ruling party with the Republican Party, an opposition party that favors pension reform, there is a majority, and the chances of a no-confidence motion passing are not high.

Local media reported that Macron faced his biggest crisis since the "yellow vest protests" against the fuel tax hike in <>.

(Video Interview: Sim Na-yeon, Video Editing: Park Jung-sam)