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Macron and Le Pen square off over pension reforms in French election campaign
21/04/2022
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Protest of the Unions against the french retirement pension reform in Paris
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Shani Alexander
Shani Alexander, Senior Reporter 

As the second round of voting in France’s presidential run-off looms closer, a tight race between the candidates has raised the possibility of pension reforms being delayed and the national retirement age being lowered.

On Sunday 24 April, voters in France will choose between Marine Le Pen, the head of the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally), and incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, leader of centrist movement La Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move).