Macron dogged by protests after signing French pension reform into law
The president is trying to soothe tensions by Bastille Day in July, but judging by the demonstrations so far, it will be a difficult feat to achieve
Marine Le Pen: ‘If Russia wins the war, it will be catastrophic... if Ukraine wins, it will mean WWIII has been unleashed’
The leader of the National Rally, once rejected as a far right pariah, feels closer than ever to the French presidency. Has the pension reform crisis given wings to her movement, based on nationalism and rejection of immigration?
Le Pen’s far-right launches campaign against Swiss artist’s ‘pedo-pornographic’ Ukraine war work
The National Rally is spearheading a movement against Miriam Cahn, whose painting ‘Fuck Abstraction’ has already resulted in a court case as critics claim it depicts a minor engaged in a sex act
Laurent Berger, leader of France’s top union: ‘The Le Pen rocket has lifted off; now we have to prevent it from going into orbit’
The general secretary of the CFDT is calling on the French government to pause its controversial pension reform, warning that the conflict is turning into a democratic crisis
Macron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan
His brazen move to force a pension reform bill through without a vote has infuriated the political opposition
Le Pen emerges as political winner in battle for pensions in France
‘There will be a democratic problem if the reform is approved like this,’ Laurent Berger – the leader of France’s largest union – tells EL PAÍS