French protesters launch a new push to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into dropping a pension reform plan, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets and strikes disrupting transport and schools
French protesters have launched a new push to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into dropping a pension reform plan, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets and strikes disrupting transport and schools.
Labour unions aimed to mobilise more than 1 million protesters in what veteran left-wing leader Jean-Luc Melenchon described as a “citizens' insurrection." Meanwhile, the government says it is determined to push through Macron's election pledge to reform France's pension system.Protesters gather at Place d'Italie square in the capital Paris, for a rally during nationwide strikes and protests over the government's proposed pension reform. The first marches kicked off in the morning across the country, with several prominent opposition politicians taking part.
“It's not often that we see such a mass mobilisation,” Melenchon said, speaking in the southern city of Marseille.
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