Workers marched across France on Monday to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s pension age hike, and police fired tear gas in Paris and the city of Nantes, Reuters reported.

Protests in Paris on May 1Photo: Aurelien Morissard / AP / Profimedia

Macron’s popularity plummeted to near-record lows during the “yellow vest” crisis after he faced union and cross-sectoral strikes and raised the retirement age by two years to 64.

The move crystallized discontent with the president, who many saw as indifferent to their daily hardships, and Macron was met with boos during public appearances.

Sophie Binet, leader of the left-wing CGT union, said the pension reform had left Macron isolated.

“The executive cannot govern without the support of its people,” Binet said before the protest in Paris, adding that his union had yet to decide whether to negotiate with the government on other labor-related issues in the coming weeks.

Laurent Berget, head of the reformist CFDT union, said Macron’s government had ignored the demands of one of the most powerful social movements in decades, adding that his union was open to talks with the executive.