Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age.
Outside a factory he was visiting in the eastern Alsace region, Macron was faced with hostile banners and banging on pots. Unionised workers briefly cut electrical power inside the factory.
There were also some cheers - one man told Macron to "hang in there," a woman thanked him for his work and others asked for selfies. In the village of Selestat, the centrist president said he was fine with people expressing their discontent "but the country must move forward".
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