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A man at a bar watches French President Emmanuel Macron speaking during an interview with journalists on television in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Macron said Wednesday that the pension bill that he pushed through without a vote in parliament needs to be implemented by the "end of the year.” (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year
By SYLVIE CORBET AND ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press
Wed,03/22/23-5:03AM , 71 Reads
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the streets of France, saying on Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament to raise the retireme
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At a protest by retirees at Pari's Place Vauban, AP correspondent John Leicester reports National Assembly lawmakers are set to vote on two no-confidence motions which could seriously embarrass President Emmanuel Macron's leadersip.

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French government survives no-confidence votes over pensions
By SYLVIE CORBET AND ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press
Mon,03/20/23-5:38AM , 102 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government.
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AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on France Garbage Strike.

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France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
By SYLVIE CORBET AND ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press
Thu,03/16/23-3:13AM , 97 Reads
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.
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Protesters kicks a teargas canister as he clashes with police during a demonstration in Nantes, western France, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron's pension plan are staging a new round of strikes and protests as a joint committee of senators and lower-house lawmakers examines the contested bill. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

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Macron's pension plan advances despite strikes across France
By SYLVIE CORBET AND ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press
Wed,03/15/23-2:26AM , 106 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people angered over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age joined a national strike on Wednesday as a committee of lawmakers advanced the proposal.
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