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France burns as anger erupts over Macron pension reforms

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Paris descended into chaos as protesters lit hundreds of overnight fires and violent clashes erupted between police and protesters. French President Emmanuel Macron faces mounting anger after he pushed through unpopular pension reforms.

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  1. Macron to speak as anger smoulders over French pension reform

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Macron ‘is not a king’: 1 million French protest pension reform

    Headline from Christian Science Monitor ·

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    France burns as anger erupts over Macron pension reforms

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. Digital Journal

    France's Macron: defiant yet weakened after pensions debacle (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron might be on the verge of securing his cherished reform of the pension system, but analysts see it as a Pyrrhic victory

  2. Voice of America

    Macron Moves Forward with Controversial French Pension Reform (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Protests staged around France

  3. Washington Times

    Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Protests erupt in France over Macron's pension change (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    It's a time of protest in Paris and much of France, where opponents hope to bring down the government of President Emmanuel Macron. They're blocking the streets over his decision to force a pension system change through parliament without a vote.

  5. Christian Science Monitor

    Pension pains plague Paris, as Macron raises retirement age by force (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Protests in Paris continue to mount against President Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64, which he is pushing through parliament without a vote. Opposition plans a no-confidence vote on the government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

  6. The Guardian

    French anger spreads after Macron forces pension age rise (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Strikes escalate and MPs call for protection as interior minister warns protesters against wreaking havoc

  7. Al Jazeera

    Protests held in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Refinery strikes and demonstrations are held across France over anger at the government raising the state pension age.

  8. France 24

    Macron to speak as anger smoulders over French pension reform (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron is set to give a televised interview on Wednesday, with the 45-year-old seeking to calm public anger over his pension reform and tamp down spiralling protests and strikes.

  9. France 24

    Protests, appeals, referendum: What’s next for France’s pension reform? (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    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…

  10. The Week

    Is France 'on the edge of civil unrest'? (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Protests have erupted in response to Emmanuel Macron's decision to unilaterally raise the retirement age

  11. Fox News

    Macron under fire as French protests turn violent over increased retirement age (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hundreds of thousands of French citizens took to the streets in protest on Thursday as French President Emmanuel Macron refuses to budge on increasing the retirement age.

  12. CBS News

    France strikes and protests over pension changes heat up as Macron defends his controversial reforms (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Paris' main airport and many trains across the country were disrupted and hundreds of schools blockaded as polls show the leader suffering politically for his moves.

  13. France 24

    Mass protests in France after Macron vows to continue with pension reform (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger…

  14. France 24

    ‘Democracy at stake’: French protesters vent fury at Macron over pension push (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    French protesters downed their tools and marched once again in Paris and other cities on Thursday, galvanised by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to ram his deeply unpopular pension reform through…

  15. Voice of America

    Massive Protests, Strikes Continue as Opposition Digs In Against French Pension Reform (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    France's Emmanuel Macron faces biggest challenge of his second term

  16. Fox News

    Macron faces 800,000-person protest in Paris over pension reform (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron continues to see massive resistance toward his pension reforms as 800,000 people gathered in Paris on Thursday to protest.

  17. Forbes

    Will Protests In Paris Change Macron’s Mind? (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Pension reform is has become a central issue in the dispute between the Macron government and the french people, with violent riots breaking out across France.

  18. Courthouse News Service

    France burns as anger erupts over Macron pension reforms (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Paris descended into chaos as protesters lit hundreds of overnight fires and violent clashes erupted between police and protesters. French President Emmanuel Macron faces mounting anger after he pushed through unpopular pension reforms.

  19. Digital Journal

    'France burns': World watches as anger at Macron's reforms grows (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The world has reacted to violent demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms with warnings, questions about the future of France's

  20. The Economist

    Protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform turn violent (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Why the French are in revolt

  21. Christian Science Monitor

    Macron ‘is not a king’: 1 million French protest pension reform (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Over a million people protested across France Thursday to oppose President Macron’s proposal to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Amid violent nationwide demonstrations, unions called for strikes to coincide with King Charles III’s visit.

  22. The Guardian

    Why Macron’s pension plans have stoked so much anger in France (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Protests against raising of retirement age reached most intense level yet on Thursday

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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