Amid French pension reform anger, far-right appeal silently grows


A general view shows a reflection of a street amid the French government's pension reform plan, in Pont-Audemer, France, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PONT-AUDEMER, France (Reuters) - Marching against Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension changes this week, Nathalie Hue said she couldn't imagine a worse president and felt a chance should be given to far-right politician Marine Le Pen.

"We haven't tried [her], he doesn't listen to us -- I don't see myself waking up at 5am until I'm 64," the 54-year-old pharmaceutical industry worker told Reuters as she walked with other protesters through the picturesque Normandy town of Pont-Audemer.

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