France's anti-austerity protests
Hard-earned rights, like retirement benefits and living cost protections, have often been won through struggle, sometimes even violence.
When a government's fiscal policies cut into those benefits, there will be intense backlash in every step of the way, since the population at large will not give up those benefits without a fight.
France's political news is like a roller coaster ride, and it has continued in the past weeks. But this is not good news for one of Europe's top three economies. It is grappling with massive anti-government and anti-austerity protests, which have soured the economic climate in the country.
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