Increasing anger presents biggest challenge to Emmanuel Macron since gilets jaunes protests
Opinion polls have shown about two-thirds of French people oppose the pension changes, a central pledge of Macron’s successful re-election campaign in 2022. He has said the changes are necessary to prevent the system from going bust in the future.
Opposition MPs have tabled two motions of no confidence in the government that are due to be debated in parliament on Monday afternoon, with the aim of garnering enough support to topple the cabinet and ensure the law is repealed.
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