Paris and several cities have been rocked by several days of protests as outrage builds over a controversial move by the French President.
French President Emmanuel Macron imposed an overhaul to the country’s pension age without a parliamentary vote, instead invoking a contentious executive power to force through the bill by decree.
About two-thirds of French people oppose the pension changes, according to polling, with critics saying the changes are unfair on people who work from a young age in physically taxing jobs and parents who take leave from their careers. Picture: AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez The laws raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a move the government argues will bring France into line with its other European neighbours and prevent the system from slipping into deficit.
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