Emmanuel Macron Wins Ruling On Raising Retirement Age In France Pension Reforms | France News

France’s top constitutional body has approved an unpopular plan to raise the national retirement age by two years to 64, despite widespread backlash.

The Constitutional Council’s decision is a victory for president Emmanuel Macron, who has been beset by three months of mass protests over the legislation, some of which turned to violence.

But the move is likely to further enrage unions and other opponents of the pension plan, with protesters already gathered in spots around France on Friday evening as news of the approval emerged. Armed police have been on standby behind a metal fence erected outside the Constitutional Council building in central Paris.

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