French court approves Macron’s unpopular plan to raise pension age

Protesters chant in the rain during a march through the centre of Paris on Friday. Photograph: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images

France’s highest constitutional court has approved Emmanuel Macron’s proposals to raise the minimum pension age from 62 to 64.

The ruling means the government can pass the French president’s unpopular plans to increase the minimum eligible pension age as early as next week, to be in force by the end of this year.