French rioters threaten home of President Macron as he faces motions of no confidence

Marine Le Pen said afterwards that it was a 'total failure for the government' Trade unions had warned that the move would risk radicalising opponents Rioters threatened the home of French president Emmanuel Macron after he bypassed parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. French police face protesters as clashes erupt on Place de la Concorde square, which faces the French parliament in Paris Firefighters fought to tackle blazes set alight in piles of trash by protesters after the strikes left the streets filled with rubbish French riot police attempted to clear the square of protesters and said there had been no attempt to enter the Elysee Palace A protester tries to kick a fuming tear gas pellet back towards riot police as they work to move the demonstrators A man tries to extinguish a pallet fire near his home in Paris after thousands hit the streets to protest 'A group of rioters got away from the police and started marching towards the Elysee Palace' said one witness. French President Emmanuel Macron rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote Police clash with protesters in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower as demonstrations continued into the evening Protesters add to a burning pile of rubbish in Nantes, western France, as riots continued into the night Protesters march during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France on Thursday in response to the French government's actions Flares and banners being used by protesters in Marseille, southern France, as they demonstrate against raising the retirement age A protester burns a piece of wood that reads 'Macron's Butcher' in central Paris during riots on Thursday A demonstrator holding a burning flare stands in protest at the square near the home of the French President as police try to clear the area Politicians sought to explain the controversial move earlier on Thursday as protests became louder. Demonstrators shelter in Nantes, western France, as protests erupt across the country in response to the government forcing through a bill Protesters face off with riot police as they demonstrate near the National Assembly after the vote on the government's proposed pension reform law A motor scooter burning in Paris, having been set alight by protesters Smoke threatens to cloud out the Eiffel Tower as protests rage on the other bank of the Seine A destroyed motor scooter and burnt household waste litter the streets following a demonstration in Paris The session was suspended for two minutes after Left-wing lawmakers singing the national anthem prevented Borne from speaking. A police officer wearing riot gear fires a tear gas pellet in Lille, northern France, during widespread riots on Thursday A protester gestures next to burning waste containers during a demonstration in Paris Firefighters try to control a fire near the Place de la Concorde in central Paris following widespread unrest Firefighters tackle blazes in the streets of Paris after protesters began to set rubbish on fire Riot police moved in with tear gas and water cannons on Thursday evening as protesters demonstrated on the Place de la Concorde Thousands gathered to express their fury over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 A protester makes a rude gesture as riot police move in to clear protestors from the square on Thursday evening Mathilde Panot, head of the Leftist France Unbowed group, said using the constitutional powers meant there was 'no legitimacy for this bill' and marked a worrying 'authoritarian turning point'.