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French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

Demonstrate gather outside the Paris town hall [Lewis Joly/AP Photo]

France’s constitutional court has approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms, triggering new nationwide protests against the plan.

The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled on Friday in favour of key provisions, including raising the retirement age to 64 from 62, judging the legislation to be in accordance with the law.

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