Macron has won a battle, but the war goes on
France’s Constitutional Council has vindicated Macron in technical terms. But his battle with the unions is set to continue unabated.
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France’s Constitutional Council has vindicated Macron in technical terms. But his battle with the unions is set to continue unabated.
One in five work days are being lost to strikes as Macron and his prime minister Elisabeth Borne dig in their heels over controversial reforms.
They would prefer to down tools at 60, writes Walter in this week’s letter.
Without a majority in Parliament, the President will have to fight dirty to get his deeply unpopular reforms over the line.
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