May Day was a big deal in France in 2023: Almost one million protesters took to the streets over President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular push to get people to work longer and retire later. But in 2024, only about 120,000 people turned out, the protest equivalent of a Gallic shrug.
Could this be the sign that the French are on board with Mr Macron’s pro-jobs “revolution”? Don’t count on it.
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