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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Antony Paone and Dominique Vidalon

France hit by new nationwide strikes against Macron pension reform

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Striking workers disrupted deliveries, public transport and schools on Tuesday in a second nationwide protest over President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make French workers wait longer before retirement.

Huge crowds marched through cities to denounce a reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 64 and poses a test of Macron’s ability to push through change now that he has lost his working majority in parliament.

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