BREAKING: France's Constitutional Council has ruled in favour of government reforms which will see the country's pension age increase from 62 to 64. LisaatSky reports from Paris. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
On Thursday, nearly 400,000 protesters took to the streets across France, according to the interior ministry.
Demonstrations also took place in towns and cities across the country - including in Rennes a Mercedes was set on fire - in a final show of anger over the plans.France's state retirement age is 62 - much lower than many of its European neighbours. But French workers have reacted with fury to the proposals, with unions sharing a great a pride in France's pensions system.
In the third quarter of 2022, national debt stood at 113.4% of GDP - more than in the UK , Germany , and similar to struggling economies like Spain and Portugal .
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