President Emmanuel Macron faces a critical moment on Monday when the National Assembly is set to vote on no-confidence motions after his government bypassed parliament on Thursday to push through an unpopular pension reform that would raise the retirement age, Reuters reported. on News.ro.

The government move, which followed weeks of protests against pension reform, sparked three nights of unrest and demonstrations in Paris and across the country, reminiscent of the “yellow vest” protests that erupted in late 2018 over high fuel prices.

How many chances of overthrowing the government do these two proposals give

However, while Monday’s vote may show anger at Macron’s government, it is unlikely to undo the reforms.

On Friday, opposition parliamentarians submitted two no-confidence motions to the parliament.

Liot’s centrist group proposed a multi-party motion of no confidence, which was signed by the far-left Nupes alliance.

A few hours later, the far-right National Mobilization of France party, which has 88 members of the National Assembly, also submitted a vote of no confidence.

But even though Macron’s party lost its absolute majority in the lower house in last year’s election, there is little chance that the multi-party initiative will pass unless an unexpected alliance of MPs is formed from across the spectrum, from the far left to the far right.

The leaders of the conservative Les Republicains (LR) party ruled out such an alliance. None of them initiated the first vote of no confidence submitted on Friday.

But the party faced some pressure. In the southern city of Nice, the political office of Eric Ciotti, leader of Les Republicains, was ransacked overnight and messages were left threatening riots if the initiative was not supported.

“They want to use violence to pressure my vote on Monday. I will never give in to new followers of terror,” Ciotti wrote on Twitter.

President Macron’s pension reform raises the retirement age by two years to 64, which the government says is essential to prevent the system from collapsing.

“I think there won’t be a majority to topple the government. But it will be the moment of truth,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told Le Parisien newspaper, commenting on the prospects for Monday’s vote.

“Is the pension reform worth the overthrow of the government and political chaos? The answer is definitely no. Everyone must take responsibility,” he added.