Protests across France against pensions overhaul

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Protesters again poured into streets across France on Friday hoping to derail a hotly contested pension overhaul, whose fate will soon be in the ...

A protester holds a donation box for strikers in front of a banner portraying President Emmanuel Macron during a march against France's pension reform in Paris on Friday. PARIS: Protesters again poured into streets across France on Friday hoping to derail a hotly contested pension overhaul, whose fate will soon be in the hands of lawmakers after weeks of crippling transport strikes.

"This government is arrogant, it's not taking into account what we're saying, it's no longer listening to unions," said Cecile Chamignon, 40, a civil servant protesting in Lyon. A protester wearing a gilet of the moderate CGT union brandishes a smoke bomb during Friday's demonstration in Lyon, southeast France. The Eiffel Tower was also shut for the day as some workers at the iconic landmark joined the protests.

French unions are seeking to pressure Macron into backing down on his push for a 'universal' pensions system.

 

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