French President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform was officially promulgated into law on Saturday following approval from the constitutional court, as unions vow to oppose the controversial changes including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.
France's constitutional court on Friday approved Macron's widely unpopular pensions plan, which has sparked months of protests and strikes.
Unions warned they were calling for mass Labour Day protests on May 1, and sometimes violent demonstrations erupted in several cities after the verdict was announced.
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a law on pension reform, the document was published on Saturday in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
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