Protests continue in France after Macron extended the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- The world has reacted to violent demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms with warnings, questions about the future of France’s political system – and gloating from foes.Influential UK business daily the Financial Times said Macron’s actions increase the risk that the French “will follow Americans, Britons and Italians and vote populist: President Marine Le Pen in 2027.
The Daily Telegraph website prominently featured a picture of graffiti on a Parisian wall reading, “Charles III, do you know the guillotine?“The images of the violence made the front pages of the Spanish newspapers, with the daily El Pais running the headline “Rage takes over the streets of France”. “France in the street: day of anger”, wrote the Corriere della Sera, warning that “difficult days are coming”.Among the rare political reactions, former prime minister Matteo Renzi tweeted a message of support for Macron, writing: “There is a leader in Europe who does not look at polls but to the choices for the future, for his country and for the new generations.“The French are much tougher than the Italians. They are much more attentive to their rights.
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