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A general strike is set to take place across France on Thursday 23 March 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he said he would press on with plans to raise the pension age, rejecting calls for a U-turn in response to growing public anger.

After the French government this week survived two no-confidence votes sparked by the use of special executive power to push pension reforms through parliament, President Emmanuel Macron faces public outrage and constitutional appeals amid swirling rumours of a dissolution of parliament, a change of government and even a referendum on…

PARIS - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen warned Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron was pushing the country to the verge of a "social explosion" with his highly contested pensions reform.

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Uncollected rubbish piled up over half of Paris is but one sign of discontent with a president many think isn’t listening to them

At a meeting with ministers and party chiefs in Paris on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he had no plans to dissolve parliament, nor to reshuffle the cabinet, not to call a referendum on the retirement question.

Paris police say 234 people were arrested overnight in the capital mostly for setting fire to garbage in the streets

French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised interview on Wednesday, his office announced, just a day after his controversial pensions reform is to be signed into law. The government fended off two no-confidence votes in parliament on Monday evening, prompting angry protests in Paris and other cities.