France’s Macron seeks fresh start after pensions fight

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron will go live on television today, hoping to heal deep divisions across the country caused by a brutal fight over his pensions reform that has dented his popularity.

With four years to go in his second mandate, Macron will be looking to give his government fresh momentum as it reels from the political fallout of his decision to ram the reform plan through the National Assembly without a vote.