Macron says French government won’t ‘succumb to violence’ in pension dispute
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French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the riots that broke out during protests against France’s pension reform and said he would not change his plans.
“I condemn the violence and fully support the security forces who acted in an exemplary manner,” Macron told reporters during a visit to Brussels.
“I am facing violence that is different from protests, but we will continue to show our utmost decisiveness,” he said, insisting the government “will not yield to violence.”
Macron is in crisis, leading to France’s biggest strike and worst street violence in years after government boosts unpopularity pension reform bill passed parliament without a vote.
President Macron has vowed to continue the “democratic process” and is awaiting a decision from France’s supreme constitutional body. constitutional councilon the pension bill.
The president said he was ready to discuss issues such as occupational fatigue, retraining, working conditions and remuneration for specific sectors with union leaders. He invited the joint union movement to meet with him to “make progress” on these issues.
Protests are expected to continue next week, with another day of action called on Tuesday.
Anxiety prompted Macron postpone An official visit by Britain’s King Charles III and his wife Camilla, originally scheduled for this weekend, will continue until early summer.
“I think it’s not serious and it lacks common sense to propose an official visit to Her Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen in the midst of a demonstration,” Macron said.
(with AFP)
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