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Emmanuel Macron | Macron Stands Firm As Pension Reform Protests Heat Up | English News | News18 France Protests: When France’s lower house of parliament was scheduled to vote on the change, Emmanuel Macron invoked a constitutional provision, sparking protests. Protests broke out across Paris following France President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the retirement age by two years by sidestepping a vote in the country’s national assembly. The French President brought the reform following which retirement age was raised from 62 to 64, justifying it a pertinent to saving France’s pension system from going bankrupt. France Protests: A French firefighter puts out a fire lit by protesters during a demonstration after the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote.(AFP) France Protests: A French firefighter puts out a fire lit by protesters during a demonstration after the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament with