French Pension Protest Turnout Slumps as Macron Seeks to Move On
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French unions saw turnout collapse to its lowest in protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform as the president seeks to get the country to move on from the politically damaging fight.
The number of people taking part in marches totaled 281,000 on Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry, down from a peak of 1.28 million in March. The portion of public-sector workers joining strikes, which preliminary estimates put at 5.4%, was close to the lowest since they began in January.