After eight months of remarkably plain sailing, storm clouds are gathering over Emmanuel Macron’s young French presidency.

Click Here: los jaguares argentina

This week, national rail workers furious at plans to water down their protected status warned of strike action “worse than in 1995” – when the country ground to a halt for weeks. 

Resentment smoulders among prison guards and retirement home staff after unprecedented protests over pay and conditions, while retired voters angry at being targeted by higher levies on their pensions will also take to the streets on March 15.

Worryingly for Mr Macron, an Odoxa poll found that 87 per cent of French supported such action while another showed his popularity had dropped to 38 per cent…

To continue reading this article

Start a 30-day free trial for unlimited access to Premium articles

  • Unlimited access to Premium articles 
  • Subscriber-only events and experiences
  • Cancel any time

Free for 30 days

then only £2 per week

Try Premium

Save 25% with an annual subscription

Just £75 per year

 

Save now

Register for free and access one Premium article per week

Register

Only subscribers have unlimited access to Premium articles.Register for free to continue reading this article
RegisterOr unlock all Premium articles.
Free for 30 days, then just £1 per week
Start trial
Save 40% when you pay annually.
View all subscription options  |
Already have an account? Login

Login

Print subscriber? Click here