President back from Netherlands amid sustained unrest which unions say will continue even if bill is signed in
Emmanuel Macron faces a fresh day of strike action and protests against his unpopular plans to raise France’s minimum pension age from 62 to 64, amid questions over how the government intends to calm public opinion and move ahead if the bill is validated on Friday by the constitutional council.
Just as the president returned from a state visit to the Netherlands, where he was forced to contain the row over his comments on Taiwan, he faced a renewed domestic challenge as hundreds of thousands of people once again demonstrated across France.
