Originally published at: Jessica Corbett: Macron Resign! French Protests Intensify Over Attempt to Force Retirement Age Hike – Progressive Dreamers
Published originally at Common Dreams on March 17, 2023 under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license Protests in Paris and across France have ramped up since President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Thursday used a controversial constitutional measure to force through a pension reform plan without a National Assembly vote. Fears that the Senate-approved measure—which would raise the…