Macron's pensions reform enacted into law as unions remain defiant

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform was officially promulgated into law on Saturday following approval from the constitutional court, as unions vow to oppose the controversial changes including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Unions warned they were calling for mass Labour Day protests on May 1, and sometimes violent demonstrations erupted in several cities after the verdict was announced. By early Saturday, the Official Journal -- France's gazette of record in which the appearance of legislation means it has been enacted into law -- published the text of the pensions reform, amending the word"sixty-two" to"sixty-four" for the country's age of retirement.

The president's approval ratings are near their lowest levels ever, and many voters have been outraged by his decision to ram the pensions law through parliament without a vote.

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French court to have final say on pensions reformFrance's 45-year-old centrist leader, President Emmanuel Macron, is facing a major domestic crisis over his flagship pensions reform, whose headline measure is to raise the legal retirement age to 64 from 62.
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