President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he understood the "anger" felt by the French after three months of protests. His speech was met with yet more, sometimes violent, protests throughout France. Addressing the nation for the first time since signing the reform into law, Macron said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change. For more analysis on the highly controversial reform, FRANCE 24 is joined by Dr Joseph Downing, Senior Lecturer of International Relations and Politics at Aston University.


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