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Strikes and protests grow disorderly as Macron pushes pension reforms amid weakening support

  • Protest movement against raising France's retirement age loses steam but intensifies tactics, disrupting travel and occupying business headquarters.
  • President Emmanuel Macron's popularity diminishes further due to his refusal to back down on the controversial pension overhaul.
  • France enters a period of social tension and mistrust in the government as the Constitutional Court prepares to issue a ruling on the bill's constitutionality.
  • Unions threaten to resume strikes in key sectors ahead of more protests while the government admits the country needs to "go through a healing period."
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