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On the move in the Hautes-Alpes, Thursday March 30, Emmanuel Macron spoke about water management in the face of drought. For the Head of State, it was also an opportunity to distill a few messages about his desire to continue the reforms.
No question of approaching. About 200 protesters against the pension reform wanted to see the president, but they will remain several hundred meters away. “We must be silent, we must suffer, and I don’t want to suffer”, says a protester. Arrived under good escort, the Head of State made his first outing since the adoption of the reform following 49.3.
Two people arrested
Tense atmosphere, but the Head of State will not make a walkabout. He chose to talk about water management and the environment on the shores of the Serre-Ponçon lake. Around him elected officials, Emmanuel Macron tries to turn the page on pensions: “There is a social protest that exists on a reform, but that does not mean that everything must stop”. And to continue, inflexible about the postponement of the retirement age to 64: “I’m not going to say the same thing every four days, otherwise we stutter”. A visit under high security. Two people were arrested on the sidelines of the demonstration.
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