Macron’s pensions reform enacted into law as unions remain defiant

France's constitutional court on Friday approved Macron's widely unpopular pensions plan, which has sparked months of protests and strikes. theSun theSundaily protests pension politics Macron France

A protester, holding a prohibited direction road sign with a crossed 64 year-old, participates in a demonstration after France’s Constitutional Council approved the key elements of French President’s pension reform, in Nantes, western France, on April 14, 2023.

Six minor proposals were rejected, including forcing large companies to publish how many over-55s they employ, and the creation of a special contract for older workers. “It’s scandalous. Where’s the democracy?” said Bea, a 61-year-old librarian, one of thousands who gathered outside Paris’ city hall. In the western city of Rennes, protesters set fire to the entrance of a police station and a conference centre.The offices of the Constitutional Council, near the Louvre museum, have been protected with barriers, and riot police were on guard nearby.

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