French President Emmanuel Macron's flagship pension reform has passed a constitutional test and can now go forward. The legislation is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge protests.
Thomson ReutersProtesters gather in front of Paris city hall after the Constitutional Council approved most of the French government's pension reform on Friday.
The legislation, which pushes the age at which one can draw a full pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge protests. Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt said the law would enter into force on Sept. 1 as initially planned, brushing off requests by unions not to promulgate it in the face of huge public opposition.
"We just hope we'll see a response like the one that followed the 49.3, that the deep anger of the people, workers and students resurfaces, and that people get back out on the streets," said unionized train driver Farid Boukhenfer at the Paris rally.
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