The Divided French Public: Anger and Protests Over Pension Reform.
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More than a million protesters took to the streets in France on Thursday after Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force through legislation to raise the minimum pension age last week. The government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Monday after invoking article 49.3 of the constitution to bypass parliament for the bill. Here, seven people in France share their views on pension reform and the protests.
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