Macron says ‘common sense’ required delaying king’s visit

Macron says ‘common sense’ required delaying king’s visit

PARIS (AP) — French citizens angry at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms engaged in scattered protest actions Friday, as the ongoing unrest across the country persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit by Britain’s King Charles III. Read more...

'Common sense': Macron explains postponement of King Charles’s visit to France – video

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said common sense was the main reason for postponing King Charles’s state visit to Paris, as mass strikes and protests continued. The king had been scheduled to arrive in France on Sunday on his first state visit as monarch, before visiting Germany on Wednesday. In a statement, the Élysée Palace said the postponement had been decided by the French and British governments after a telephone conversation betw…

Macron says ‘common sense’ required delaying visit from King Charles

French President Emmanuel Macron says “common sense and friendship” led to the cancellation of King Charles III’s upcoming visit due to the anti-government protests in France.

Macron says 'common sense' required delaying king's visit

PARIS (AP) -- French citizens angry at President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms engaged in scattered protest actions Friday, as the ongoing unrest across the country persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit by Britain's King Charles III. Demonstrators had demanded that Charles cancel his trip, which was scheduled to start Sunday. The protests and labor strikes against Macron's decision to raise France's retirement age from 62 to …

Macron says 'common sense' required delaying king's visit

French citizens angry at President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms engaged in scattered protest actions Friday, as the ongoing unrest across the country persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit by Britain's King Charles III. Demonstrators had demanded that Charles cancel his t...

Macron says ‘common sense’ meant delaying King Charles’s visit

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