Protesters shout down Macron on visit to the Netherlands

French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony, accompanied by first lady Brigitte Macron, in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Protesters interrupted a speech by Emmanuel Macron in The Hague on Tuesday, prompting the French president to say that those who do not respect the electoral process and elected leaders put democracy in danger.

Macron, who was due to give a speech on European sovereignty at the start of a state visit to the Netherlands, has been facing weeks of tense protests at home against a pension law that will delay the age at which French workers can retire.