France's Macron seeks to show he's no lame duck as pension discontent rumbles on
- French President Emmanuel Macron burned through huge amounts of political capital and personal popularity to achieve his long-held ambition of raising the retirement age.
- Macron believes “he must prove that he is not doomed to domestic impotence within the next four months,” said Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at Eurasia Group.
- He will seek key wins on defense spending, a green industry bill and migration, analysts said — though some will prove more challenging than others.
