French pension reform chief Jean-Paul Delevoye resigns amid salary scandal

In a statement, Emmanuel Macron’s office said that Delevoye had decided to resign “on his own initiative.” 

France is currently in the midst of crippling protests and union-led strikes over the government’s pension reform efforts. Macron’s administration has refused to accede to the demands against the new reforms, which were unveiled by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe last week.

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Critics of the new pension regime say it will force people to work longer and for less money, and protesters say they will continue taking to the streets until their objections are heard.

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