French president says he would consider changing controversial reform ahead of second-round poll
Photograph: Francois Greuez/SIPA/REX/ShutterstockPhotograph: Francois Greuez/SIPA/REX/ShutterstockEmmanuel Macron has indicated he could compromise on his heavily contested proposal to raise France’s retirement age by three years to 65, in an attempt to court voters ahead of the decisive second-round presidential election.
On Monday, Macron said other options could be considered and there would be special consideration for those in difficult and laborious jobs. In the interview with BFMTV after his visit to Le Pen territory in France’s post-industrial northern rust belt on Monday, Macron, who is campaigning in eastern France on Tuesday, said he would be telephoning the other 10 candidates who lost in the first round vote.
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