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Significance
Among those policies are measures targeted at youth unemployment and social care for older people, aimed at attracting left-wing support. Most importantly, Macron has committed to relaunching his controversial pension reforms, which triggered widespread social unrest in late 2019 and early 2020.
Impacts
Mandatory vaccination could trigger protests and legal action against the government.
The centre-right Republicans could take support from Macron if they unite around a strong presidential candidate over the coming months.
Macron will likely push for looser EU fiscal rules to facilitate more government spending beyond 2022.
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