France in Turmoil as Retirement Age Sparks Protests and Clashes
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Protests have erupted in France over President Emmanuel Macron's decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a parliamentary vote. The strikes have disrupted traffic, garbage collection, and university campuses in Paris. Opposition parties are expected to start procedures for a no-confidence vote against the government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Macron has made the proposed pension changes the key priority of his second term, arguing that reform is needed to make the French economy more competitive and to keep the pension system from diving into deficit.
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