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France protests no longer about pension reform, but democracy: analyst

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French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to move on and work on new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion on Monday over an unpopular pension reform.

Macron does not plan any reshuffle and has ruled out withdrawing the pension law, which will push the retirement age by two years to 64, the source who took part in meetings between Macron and key allies on Tuesday told Reuters.

He will instead try and use a TV interview on Wednesday to "calm things down," the source said.

Political analyst Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet said "Emmanuel Macron won't make any U-turn on his reform because it's considered a victory by his aides and he is spinning it as a victory. The main problem is not about pension reform anymore, it's about democracy. That's the elephant in the room. Are we still in a democracy? Can we still decide collectively or is this a system in which only one decides for everyone else, and even against everyone else?"

A new nationwide day of strikes and protests is planned for Thursday.

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