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With only 30% approval rating, French president takes risk by proposing labor law reforms
PARIS — In a risky move, President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political second wind by taking on the third rail of French politics.
Faced with plummeting polls and a string of public embarrassments just four months after his stunning electoral win, the 39-year-old president is facing a critical early test this month as he rolls out reforms to France’s notoriously rigid labor laws in a bid to reinvigorate the country’s economy.