French protesters took to the streets on May Day in a nationwide demonstration against President Emmanuel Macron and his unpopular overhaul of France’s pension system
PARIS—French protesters took to the streets on May Day in a nationwide demonstration against President Emmanuel Macron andUnions sought to use the traditional workers’ day march as
a moment to voice the nation’s anger over the pension law, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. Mr. Macron passed the law in MarchContinue reading your article with
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