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Protests in France as higher pension age is approved

Unions and Macron’s political opponents vowed to maintain pressure on the government to withdraw the bill.

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Police officers guard the entrance of the Constitutional Council Friday, April 14, in Paris. The elite French institution is expected to rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron's contested plan to raise the retirement age is constitutional, a decision that could calm or further enrage opponents of the change.
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Students demonstrate Friday, April 14, in Paris. France's top constitutional body was expected to rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron's contested plan to raise the retirement age passes muster, a decision that could calm or further enrage opponents of the measure. The President's drive to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 has provoked months of labor strikes and protests.
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People demonstrate Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Demonstrators gather outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Demonstrators gather outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Demonstrators gather outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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A statue is pictured though flare smoke as demonstrators protest outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Demonstrators protest outside the Paris town hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Bicycles burn during a protest outside the Paris City Hall, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Riot police officers take position during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Demonstrators invade the streets during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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A graffiti reads "wealthy people cost us a lot" on a shop window, during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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A street fire is reflected in a broken shop window, during a protest, Friday, April 14, in Paris.
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Traffic resumes after protesters invade the streets near the Paris, Friday, April 14, in Paris.

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