French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday will unveil the details of a pension reform that is already angering unions and a large majority of voters and will be a key test of President Emmanuel Macron's ability to implement change.
Protestors and French CGT labour union workers attend a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests to push for government measures to address inflation, workers' rights and pension reforms, in Paris, France, September 29, 2022.
LR may have lost a lot of MPs in last year's election, but their MPs, plus some centre-right allies, added to Macron's centrist group, would be enough to push the reform through. With currently one of the lowest retirement ages in the industrialised world, France spends more than most other countries on pensions at nearly 14% of economic output, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.Only 27% of voters agree with increasing the retirement age - most of whom back 64 and not 65 - an Elabe poll for BFM TV showed last week. Some 47% want no change to the retirement age and 25% want retirement to be earlier than now.
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