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France: Nationwide Protests And Strikes Continue Over President Macron's Pension Reform

Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million demonstrators in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a 'citizens' insurrection'. The nationwide strikes and protests were a crucial test both for President Emmanuel Macron's government and its opponents.

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Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million demonstrators in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a 'citizens' insurrection'. The nationwide strikes and protests were a crucial test both for President Emmanuel Macron's government and its opponents.