Macron enacts controversial pension reform despite opposition.

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country’s retirement age by two years. The proclamation of the law came after France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved the main retirement-age measure and follows months of protests against the reform, which the government forced through parliament without a final vote. The battle to implement the law turned into the biggest domestic challenge of Macron’s second mandate, as he faced widespread popular opposition to the changes but also sliding personal popularity.