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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander

'Weakened' Macron sticks with pension bill, eyes new reforms

Police in riot gear stand in position as fireworks go off during a demonstration, one day after the pension reform was adopted as the French Parliament rejected two motions of no-confidence against the government, at the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to regain the initiative with new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion over an unpopular pension bill and nationwide protests continued.

As labour unions prepared another day of strikes and demonstrations against Macron's pension reform on Thursday, protesters waving flags and chanting gathered in central Paris on Tuesday evening, marking the sixth consecutive day of protests since the passing of the bill.

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