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epa10581719 A protester holds a poster reading 'Don't call me democracy anymore just Macronie' as railway workers gather at Gare de Lyon before taking action against the government reform in Paris, France, 20 April 2023. France faces an ongoing national strike against the government's pensions reform after the prime minister on 16 March announced the use of article 49 paragraph 3 (49.3) of the Constitution of France to have the text on the controversial pension reform law to be definitively adopted without a vote. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON