France towards the paralysis for the strike against the pension reform: the "wall of December 5"

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Paris blocked by the transport strike against the pension reform

The protest will also be attended by the Yellow Vests, opponents of Macron both on the right and on the left, several unions, as well as teachers, students, hospital staff, police officers, waste collectors, truck drivers and airline workers.
Already last night, employees of the national railways stopped, blocked some stops on the Paris metro and buses. The strike threatens to paralyze France for several days and is the most difficult test Macron is facing from the revolt of the Yellow Vests.

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France, Macron breaks the silence on the yellow vests: "Deep measures, anger is right"

from our correspondent ANAIS GINORI

Jean Garrigues, a political historian at the University of Orleans, said: "The victory over the Yellow Vests does not seem to have rehabilitated Macron." This week's protest is "the reflection of a crisis in a French society, which can explode at any time". "There is real anxiety about the future," he added.However, Macron was not indifferent to the protests on pensions that have already been organized, "he is aware of the problem," said Ismael Emelien, one of the president's closest advisers. Macron understood that "all changes must be cultural," Emelien said in an interview a few weeks ago. "We need to involve society in these changes. You can't just stand there and say" I'm right "."

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Pensions, the French lesson

by TITO BOERI

The high Elysee official also said: "We have to listen to people and Macron has read, he has been informed, he has begun a process that continues today, he has accepted endless meetings with the unions, but these discussions have not changed nor moved anyone's positions ".

The last time France attempted a pension reform dates back to 1995, Jacques Chirac was president, Alain Juppe was its prime minister and, like today, a wave of icy cold had fallen over the country. In the square two million people went down, the pension reform was abandoned. Until now.

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