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A hundred protesters gather in front of the TotalEnergies refinery in Donges, western France, as employeess renew their strike against the government's pension reform project in most of the group's refineries. IMAGES
For months, millions of protesters across France have rallied against a recently enacted pension reform, which has increased the country's retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron looks to have won his battle to push through the reform but the decision has made him widely unpopular. Political opponents and trade unions have urged protesters to maintain their campaign against the law and have called for a new day of mass protest on 1 May.
The French government has survived two no-confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament after its push last week to raise the retirement age to 64
Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne is scheduled to unveil Emmanuel Macron's cornerstone reform later on Tuesday. The government argues the system is currently financially unsustainable and will need more contributions going forward. In this show, we look at what Borne's key measures are (raising retirement age, ending specialised pension schemes) and check whether or not the system is as unsustainable as the government says it is.
Protesters begin marching from Montparnasse in Paris as pension reform opponents keep up the pressure on the French government. It's the sixth major demonstration against the project since the movement began on 5 December. IMAGES
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