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France’s 5th day of pension reform protests tests resolve

Protesters march during a demonstration against plans to push back France's retirement age, in Bayonne, southwestern France, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) Protesters march during a demonstration against plans to push back France's retirement age, in Bayonne, southwestern France, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters light flares during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) A demonstration marches through Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) A man watches as a demonstration passes by in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)