Macron Hits Back at Hollande as Labor Reform Battle Looms
- Prime minister Philippe says Macron vote was for change
- Only France is losing jobs fight, president says in Austria
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President Emmanuel Macron and his prime minister hit back at former President Francois Hollande for criticizing their plans to revamp French labor law as they gird for a fight on landmark reform in coming weeks.
Hollande warned his successor Tuesday against imposing “useless sacrifices” on French workers. Asked the next day about the remarks after a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern in Salzburg, the 39-year-old president gave a campaign-style defense of his initiative that lasted almost 10 minutes.