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Riot police clash with protesters in Paris amid anger at Macron forcing through unpopular pension reforms

Violence breaks out in Place de La Concorde as French president uses emergency presidential decree to push through unpopular raising of retirement age

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023

Macron orders pension change without vote

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, deploying a rarely used constitutional power that risks inflaming protests.

Bangkok Post · Mar 16, 2023

France's Macron forces pension reform through parliament by decree

The French government deployed its executive powers on Thursday to push President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote. The decision to use the constitutional tool was made minutes before a vote on the bill was set to take place in the National Assembly.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 16, 2023

Macron's Pension Plan Advances despite Strikes across France

Thousands of people angered over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age joined a national strike on Wednesday as a committee of lawmakers advanced the proposal. It remains to be seen whether Macron can command a parliamentary majority for his plan to raise the age from 62 to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

French Senate approves pension reform plan ahead of National Assembly vote

A final version of the controversial pension reform that has set off massive protests and strikes in France was approved on Thursday in the Senate. The reform passed by 193 votes to 114 and will now be put to the National Assembly, where President Emmanuel Macron's faces a battle to…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 16, 2023

Nationwide protests ahead of final votes on French pension reform

France saw on Wednesday an eighth day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Garbage piled up in Paris and rail services were cancelled, with trade unions organising a show of force. Macron's pension overhaul neared its finale in parliament after…

France 24 · Mar 15, 2023

South Korea U-turns on 69-hour working week after youth backlash

Protesters claim proposed increase in hours would risk health and fail to boost low birth rate

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

Political Tensions, New Protests over French Pension Bill

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan are staging a new round of strikes and protests Wednesday as a joint committee of senators and lower-house lawmakers examines the contested bill. The latest step in the legislative process to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is prompting a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023

Political tensions, new protests over French pension bill

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan are staging a new round of strikes and protests as a joint committee of senators and lower-house lawmakers examines the contested bill

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023