French pension protests slump
French unions saw turnout collapse to its lowest in protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform bill ahead of a last-ditch bid in the National Assembly to repeal it


Pension reform protests (millions of people)
 
Support protests*   Oppose protests

Jan 19: Government unveils details of pension reforms – more than one million people protest nationwide

Apr 14-15: Constitutional Council rules in favour of reform bill. Macron signs measure into law

Jun 8: Bid to have reforms repealed

71% 67% 70% 66%

1.12 1.30 0.76 0.96 0.44 1.28 0.37 0.48 1.10 0.74 0.57 0.38 0.78 0.28 

23% 26% 28%

Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr May Jun 
19 31 7 11 16 7 11 14 23 28 6 13 1 6

  *Toluna Harris Interactive polls. Most recent poll: 1,052 French adults on June 2-5
Sources: Harris Interactive, Interior Ministry, Politico Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS