Explainer-Why is Macron in so much trouble over pension reform?


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  • Monday, 20 Mar 2023

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during the National Roundtable on Diplomacy at the foreign ministry in Paris, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron faces the toughest challenge to his authority after his government bypassed the lower house to push through a deeply unpopular pension reform bill that will raise the retirement age. Here is why:

WHAT CHANGES TO THE PENSION SYSTEM DOES MACRON WANT TO MAKE?

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