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Parliamentary and popular fury as Macron 'defies French democracy'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced intensified protests and accusations of anti-democratic behaviour after pushing through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote. On Thursday, thousands gathered outside parliament to protest the government's move.

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France riots: Thousands protest amid police clashes after Macron's pension reform

Riots have erupted in Paris and across France after Macron pushed a controversial pensions bill through parliament, with protestors setting fire to vehicles, smashing shop fronts and fighting police

Daily Mirror

A dog day afternoon in French politics as Macron uses 'nuclear option' to raise retirement age

France entered a period of political uncertainty on Thursday as French President Emmanuel Macron rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote by invoking a special executive measure. With the opposition braced for a no-confidence vote and the unions threatening more strikes, France witnessed a dramatic afternoon in…

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Macron’s pension push may herald the end of his domestic agenda

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron forced through his unpopular plan to raise the French retirement age by executive fiat after failing to rally a majority of the French people or their representatives in parliament, underscoring the difficulty he’ll have enacting any other domestic policies during his remaining time in office.

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Macron goes for nuclear option: French government overrides parliament over pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron has got his pension reform out of the way early in his second term, but at what cost? His prime minister has triggered a vote of no-confidence rather than holding a straight up-and-down vote on the bill itself. How will the railroading through parliament of a…

France 24

Chaos in French parliament as powder keg reforms forced through

The French government has snubbed parliament over changes to the pension system and forced through the reforms.

The New Daily

'Feel cheated': Thousands protest Macron's imposed French pension reform

PARIS - Thousands of people massed in France's capital on Thursday to protest President Emmanuel Macron's government imposing a controversial pensions overhaul without a parliament vote.

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Debate: The forward march of labour restarts with historic strikes in France and the UK

Wednesday 15 March was a historic day of strikes in both the United Kingdom and France. For France it was the eighth day of protests against reforms that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Although the movement is losing traction, the protests are large even by French…

The Conversation

French police use batons, tear gas in Paris amid pension protests

Protests rage after the French leader bypassed opposition and used special measure to raise the retirement age.

Al Jazeera

How French government's special power to impose a bill works

French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen to shun parliament and impose his unpopular pension reforms via a special constitutional power, the so-called “Article 49_3.”

The Independent UK

Riot police clash with protesters in Paris amid anger at Macron forcing through unpopular pension reforms

Violence breaks out in Place de La Concorde as French president uses emergency presidential decree to push through unpopular raising of retirement age

Evening Standard

Macron uses special powers to force through plan to raise pension age

Chaotic scenes in parliament and Paris streets as thousands gather in spontaneous protest

The Guardian - UK

Macron orders pension change without vote

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, deploying a rarely used constitutional power that risks inflaming protests.

Bangkok Post

France's Macron forces pension reform through parliament by decree

The French government deployed its executive powers on Thursday to push President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote. The decision to use the constitutional tool was made minutes before a vote on the bill was set to take place in the National Assembly.

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Protests in Paris as Macron forces through controversial pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron shunned parliament on Thursday and invoked a special constitutional power to force through a controversial pension reform that raises the retirement age by two years to 64. The risky move sparked protests outside the National Assembly and is expected to trigger motions of no-confidence in his…

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Macron puts his government at risk with decision to raise the retirement age in France

France's president pushed through the controversial bill via a special constitutional power. The move, which will raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, is expected to trigger a no-confidence motion.

The Guardian - UK

Why are pensions such a political flashpoint in France?

Macron skips vote to force pension changes through, but faces more protests and a possible vote of no confidence

The Conversation

Debate: French pension reforms: what future do the country's trade unions hold?

Slowly but surely, France’s mass protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform appear to be petering out. Following two months of unrest, the president’s flagship bill, which aims to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years old starting from 2030, prompted 480,000 people (1,7 million according to the…

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The Independent UK

Decisive day for Macron's pension gamble in tense France

France’s standoff over a bill raising the retirement age is heading toward a climax

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron's Pension Plan Advances despite Strikes across France

Thousands of people angered over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age joined a national strike on Wednesday as a committee of lawmakers advanced the proposal. It remains to be seen whether Macron can command a parliamentary majority for his plan to raise the age from 62 to…

Radio France Internationale

French Senate approves pension reform plan ahead of National Assembly vote

A final version of the controversial pension reform that has set off massive protests and strikes in France was approved on Thursday in the Senate. The reform passed by 193 votes to 114 and will now be put to the National Assembly, where President Emmanuel Macron's faces a battle to…

Radio France Internationale

Macron to lay out future of diplomacy to dissatisfied foreign affairs staff

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the Foreign Ministry on Thursday to discuss his policies with regards to new global challenges, and to meet French diplomats who have expressed their dissatisfaction with his controversial reform of the senior civil service.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s disgusting’: Paris rots under mounds of rubbish as bin collectors extend strike

French capital’s authorities embroiled in standoff with government over protest against pension changes

The Guardian - UK

The ratpocalypse: why Paris is awash with vermin – and the mayor isn’t stepping in

Refuse collectors in France have downed tools as part of the countrywide protests against pension changes, leaving the capital full of rubbish and rodents

Radio France Internationale

Bin collectors' strike seeks to thwart French pension reform

Uncollected rubbish continued to pile up on the streets of Paris on Wednesday, as unions made an 11th-hour bid to stop a deeply unpopular pensions reform from being passed.

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