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France: Macron’s controversial pension reform law comes into effect

In France, President Emmanuel Macron’s new pension law has come into effect. It raises the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. People will have to work at least 43 years to be eligible for a full pension. The change comes after months of protests and nationwide strikes in what has proved a major political test for the president. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from…

Zelensky behind Macron’s calls to Putin – Paris

Despite ruling out talks with Moscow, the Ukrainian leader reportedly uses his French counterpart as a go-between French President Emmanuel Macron’s phone calls with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, mainly took place “at the request of President Zelensky” of Ukraine, a spokeswoman for the French Foreign Ministry stated on Saturday. Zelensky has publicly declared that he will never speak to Putin in person, and has…

Mass strikes in France bid to halt President Emmanuel Macron’s rise in pension age – BBC News

President Macron’s pension reform programme faces a make-or-break moment as French unions stage a day of mass strikes and protests on Thursday. Protests are being held against plans to raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64. A series of nation-wide strikes forced the cancellation of most train services, many flights, and ferries. Many schools and other public services are shut. Large demonstrations…

Macron’s electoral campaigns under investigation – media

French prosecutors have launched a probe into suspected illegal election financing French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 and 2022 election campaigns are reportedly under investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s office. The probe is focused on illegal financing of presidential campaigns and suspicions of wrongdoing surrounding contracts with a US-based consulting firm.  The investigation was announced by the prosecutor’s office in a Twitter post on Thursday….

French election: Macron’s Ensemble loses parliamentary majority

French President Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections after considerable gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance, and record wins by the far-right. The result, announced in the early hours of Monday, threw French politics into turmoil, raising the prospect of a paralysed legislature unless Macron is able to negotiate alliances with other parties. Macron, 44, now also risks…

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