French President Faces Public Anger Over Pension Reforms | France Pension Protest | News18 LIVE
A group of protesters interrupted French President Emmanuel Macron as he prepared to deliver a speech on the future of Europe in The Hague on Tuesday.
Some members of the audience at a theatre in the Netherlands shouted at Macron, accusing him of undemocratically forcing through his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Macron’s pension reforms have prompted massive protests and strikes in France. Critics were additionally angered when he used a special constitutional power last month to push the bill through parliament without a vote.
“Where is French democracy?” young protesters shouted from the gallery of the theatre, while others unfurled unfurling a banner that read “President of violence and hypocrisy” in English.
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