France’s Macron heckled by crowd angry over pension reforms

France’s Macron heckled by crowd angry over pension reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron argues with a person opposed to the pension reform in Selestat, eastern France (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron has braved hecklers who shouted for him to resign as he threw himself into the uphill task of repairing damage done to his presidency by forcing through unpopular pension reforms.

The visit to eastern France, close to the border with Germany, was part of a concerted new effort by Mr Macron and his government to put the furore caused by the pension change behind him.

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