Paris | Opposition to Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age is swelling, in a test of the French leader’s determination to pursue a signature step in his pro-business revamp of the French economy.
France’s president faced the biggest backlash yet on January 19 when more than 1 million people joined marches across the country, and strikes closed many schools and crippled the rail network. His next major test comes on Tuesday, when unions are betting a further shift in opinion in their favour will rally even more support for a second day of protests.
