The French government and unions have warned of the risk of "chaos" on Tuesday's tenth day of mass mobilization amid tensions over pension reform, as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to welcome leaders of his ruling coalition on Monday.

Protests against pension reform continued on Saturday in several cities, with hundreds of people demonstrating ahead of Tuesday's tenth day of mass mobilization.

Last Thursday, between one million (according to the police) and 3.5 million people (according to the unions) participated in several demonstrations marred by many incidents, most notably an attack on a police station in Lorient (west), the burning of the balcony of the city hall in Bordeaux (southwest) and clashes and fires in Paris.

In addition to extremist protesters, accusations of violence go so long that the Council of Europe has expressed concern about the "excessive use of force" against protesters.

In addition to mobilizing against pension reform, efforts by environmental groups against the construction of huge water reservoirs in St. Solin (centre-west) turned into a nightmare on Saturday.

Violent clashes broke out between a group of protesters and police, leaving at least three seriously injured, including one person between life and death.

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters on Saturday in Paris (Anatolia)

Police fired tear gas to repel some protesters who fired fireworks and other projectiles as they traversed fields to approach the reservoir construction area in the rural region of Saint-Solin in western France. Television footage showed at least three police vehicles on fire.

In this fraught atmosphere, two months after the start of mobilization against pension reform adopted without a vote in parliament, France is awaiting its tenth day of mobilization.

President Emmanuel Macron will receive Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne and officials of the parliamentary majority supporting him, including party leaders, ministers and parliamentarians.

Macron has expressed his willingness to negotiate with unions on all issues except pension reform.

With this militancy on all sides, the PA blames some of its opponents for the tension. Government spokesman Olivier Véran said that "the protesters are angry and we have to hear them", but that they had nothing to do with "hooligans who come to spread chaos in the country".

But Laurent Bergé, secretary general of the reformist union CFDT, rejected Ferrand's statement as "absurd to risk plunging France into chaos." The head of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, said on Sunday that "Emmanuel Macron is pleased with this turmoil and this chaos."