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France’s Macron faces public for 1st time after raising pension age

Macron worked to repair damage done to his presidency by taking his first “crowd bath” since the pension law was enacted last week.

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French President Emmanuel Macron listens to Mathis CEO Frank Mathis, right, during a visit to Mathis, a company specialised in large wooden buildings, in Muttersholtz, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19. Braving hecklers who shouted for him to resign, the French leader later threw himself into the uphill task of repairing damage done to his presidency by forcing through unpopular pension reforms, taking his first such "crowd bath" since he enacted the law last week.
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists during a visit to Mathis, a company specialized in large wooden buildings, in Muttersholtz, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron listens to employees during a visit to Mathis, a company specialized in large wooden buildings, in Muttersholtz, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron drinks a beer during a visit to Mathis, a company specialized in large wooden buildings, in Muttersholtz, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French Parliament member Emmanuel Fernandes, left, of the France's Unbowed party, wears a gag over his mouth showing his opposition to the pension reform, appears as French President Emmanuel Macron, right, talks to employees during a visit to Mathis, a company specialized in large wooden buildings, in Muttersholtz, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron argues with a person opposed to the pension reform, in Selestat, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron meets residents after visiting a factory, in Selestat, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron meets residents, in Selestat, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron cheers residents in Selestat, eastern France, Wednesday, April 19.
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French President Emmanuel Macron walks down a street in Selestat, eastern France, after visiting a factory Wednesday, April 19.

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