A global credit ratings agency downgraded French debt worthiness a notch on Saturday, citing pension reform protests as a cause. Two weeks after the contested pension reform passed, persistent social movements threaten to erase the financial gains that the French government expected

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President Emmanuel Macron, who typically greets players of both teams on the pitch before the match kicks off. tweeted that “even referees of the financial market are giving Macron a red card for his pension reforms!”Ignoring red cards without an absolute majority in parliament, it will be difficult for Macron and his government to push through their ambitious reform plans.

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