Pensions test for Sarkozy

Editorial. Nicolas Sarkozy, the man who came to power promising to modernise France, will not be able to assure voters in 2012 that he can be trusted if he has secured little more than an illusory pension reform and, as a result, merely prolonged the pain.

ESO: Background information: French unions threaten wider pension strikes http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-unions-threaten-wider-pension-strikes/

France24, 17.10.10: France faces further disruption after weekend protests http://www.france24.com/en/20101017-france-faces-further-disruption-after-weekend-protests-strikes-pension-reform

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