tonight admitted that pushing 's retirement age up from 62 to 64 'had not been accepted' – but said there would be no U-turns following weeks of strikes and rioting.The embattled President appeared on a pre-recorded nationwide TV broadcast on Thursday evening, three days after his controversial pension plans passed into law without a parliamentary vote.'Is this reform accepted?' asked Mr Macron during the 12-minute address. 'Obviously not. In spite of months of negotiations, no consensus was reached, and I regret that.'
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