Pirouetting in protest: Paris Opera ballet dancers demonstrate in style against Macron’s retirement reforms

Paris ballet protestters

At Christmas time in Paris, even anti-government protests are beautiful. Ballet dancers with the Paris Opera donned their tutus and staged a performance in front of the iconic Palais Garnier, to demonstrate against pension reform.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reforms are deeply unpopular. The president announced plans at the beginning of the month to overhaul France’s pension system – raising the retirement age and merging the country’s 42 separate pension regimes into one, points-based system.

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