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Stratfor
Given the political stakes for the French government, the National Assembly is likely to approve the plan to reshape the country's retirement system.
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Stratfor
With his political credibility on the line, the French president appears willing to endure the economic damage of prolonged strikes to win the battle.
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Stratfor
If fierce popular protest over a plan to streamline the French pension system forces the government to backtrack, its reformist credentials -- and influence within the EU -- would diminish.
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Stratfor
In a speech to parliament, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced a 27 billion euro (roughly $30 billion) tax cut over the next five years, as well as a decrease in unemployment benefits for the country's highest earners and incentives for companies to phase out short-term contracts, France 24 reported June 12.
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WSJ
The yellow vest protests have revealed the profound divide between the privileged class embodied by Emmanuel Macron and the rest of France.
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Stratfor
After major social unrest forced France to put its reforms on the back burner, the country's president is considering just how he'll implement his agenda.
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The Economist
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Stratfor
Disenchantment with President Emmanuel Macron's reforms has grown into a movement that threatens to weaken the French government's ability to shape domestic and EU policy while strengthening extremist forces.
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DW News
Accused of being out of touch with voters, the French president’s poll ratings continue to slide ahead of EU elections in 2019. Can he boost his image before...
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Washington Post
The French president spoke as 60 world leaders gathered in Paris to mark Armistice Day.
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CNN
In an exclusive interview on "Fareed Zakaria GPS," French President Emmanuel Macron said he prefers "having direct discussion" rather than discussing diploma...
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VOA
PARIS - France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party jumped ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s LREM for the first time in a poll of voting intentions for May 2019 European Parliament elections.
