Yeah Macron made sure of that and people fell for it, the dumb fucks. Actually promoting the far right to get into power is a trick that's been going on for decades. The issue now is that there really is no other alternative. France is fucked.

>They kind of seem like one of the few modern nations where the citizenry actually give a shit about democracy.

Not really. They wouldn't have elected Macron a second time otherwise.

Yes it's an accumulation of reforms aimed at destroying worker's rights in France. Plus the destruction of public services, which were not working very well to start with. Many French people are fed up, but alas many still support Macron. He really has managed to convince these dumb fuckers that the only alternative is the Rassemblement National...

Workers' rights are being destroyed in France too, don't worry. Macron will make sure of that.

The gvt of Macron is almost a caricature of the bourgeois. They live in a bubble and couldn't care less about the working class. Back when Sarkozy was president, I thought it would be very difficult to have a worse gvt, but Macron proved me wrong.

>The fund needs to be increased.

The retirment system is not failing in France though, contrary to what the gvt wants people to think. But if money is missing, maybe they can start by not giving huge subventions to companies that are not struggling financially (quite the opposite actually). Billions are spent every year to help private companies. But obviously Macron and his cronies are more willing to crush the middle class than force the rich to contribute.

Just the usual "We deeply regret we got caught".