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French oppose Macron's proposed later retirement, poll shows as election looms

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media after European Union leaders' summit, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A large majority of French oppose raising the legal retirement age, an opinion poll published by Les Echos newspaper showed, which could be an issue for President Emmanuel Macron, who has made that a key proposal as he seeks re-election this month.

Macron has proposed pushing the legal age at which one can receive a full pension to 65 from 62.

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