PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Sunday to guard lawmakers dealing with threats for supporting his push to boost the retirement age, amid sustained strikes and protests over the pension invoice forward of high-stakes votes in parliament Monday.

Protesters vandalized the workplace of the president of the conservative Republican get together in a single day, in an obvious menace to get his get together to dam Macron’s pension reform.

Eric Ciotti tweeted a photograph of his workplace within the French Riviera metropolis of Good with shattered home windows after a paving stone was thrown at it. The vandals additionally scrawled the phrases “the movement or the stone” — in reference to 2 no-confidence motions to be voted on Monday within the decrease home of parliament.

Different officers have additionally reported vandalism or intimidation makes an attempt in latest days for his or her help for the retirement invoice.

In response, Macron referred to as the audio system of each homes of parliament to affirm his help for all legislators and mentioned the federal government was mobilized to “put every little thing in place to guard them,” the president’s workplace mentioned Sunday night time.

Macron additionally reiterated his want for the invoice to “attain the top of its democratic path in a context of respect for everybody.”

After weeks of mass protests and punishing strikes, Macron final week ordered Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to invoke a particular constitutional energy to push the invoice by means of by skirting a vote within the decrease chamber of parliament. In response, opposition lawmakers filed no-confidence motions towards her Cupboard.

Ciotti had introduced his get together wouldn’t vote for both of the 2 motions of censure — that means there wouldn’t be sufficient votes to cease the legislation from coming into drive.

Reacting to the vandals, Ciotti tweeted: “I’ll by no means give in to the brand new disciples of terror.”

Getting a no-confidence movement to go will probably be difficult — none has succeeded since 1962, and Macron’s centrist alliance nonetheless has essentially the most seats within the Nationwide Meeting. A minority of conservatives might stray from the Republicans get together line, however it stays to be seen whether or not they’re keen to carry down Macron’s authorities.

Rubbish assortment in Paris remained disrupted in some neighborhoods Sunday by a protracted sanitation employees’ strike. A number of hundred folks demonstrated outdoors the Les Halles purchasing middle in Paris earlier than police dispersed them. Earlier Sunday, dozens of union activists marched by means of a shopping center within the Paris suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois.

Macron argues the pension overhaul is required to maintain the system afloat because the inhabitants ages. Opponents are pushing to boost taxes on the rich or cost employers extra as a substitute.