Monday, May 1, 2023

Macron faces Labour Day protests over divisive pension law

 
Macron faces Labour Day protests over divisive pension law

France's President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on from a divisive pension law that has sparked anger, pan-bashing and social unrest.

Last month he signed a law to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, despite months of strikes against the bill.

He and his government have since tried to turn the page on the episode of popular discontent, one of the biggest challenges to his second mandate.

But protesters have booed and banged pots and pans at him on his forays into provincial France to meet members of the public.

When Macron attended a football match on Saturday, he was met with activists waving red cards.

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