Strikes against French president Macron’s pension reform plans shut schools and caused transport chaos around the country, though the number of people taking part seemed to have dropped off from last week
PARIS - Strikes against pension reforms shut schools and caused transport chaos around France on Tuesday, but the number of people taking to the streets appeared to have dropped off from last week in a positive sign for President Emmanuel Macron.
Organizers had wanted to match the 800,000 who participated in a first day of protest last Thursday, but union leaders acknowledged the crowds were smaller. Behind Martinez, protesters chanted “Macron we’re coming to get you” and waved banners reading “strike or die of hunger”. “What’s at stake goes much beyond simply overhauling the pension system,” said Christopher Dembik, an economist with Saxo Bank in Paris. “For Emmanuel Macron, it’s about ... reasserting his ability to reform the country.”The strikes follow months of negotiations. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will outline the reform’s key elements. He told ruling party lawmakers on Tuesday that he did not expect a sudden end to the unions’ revolt.
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