As at that time, Brigitte was married toAndr-Louis Auzire. The loi Macron amounted to a relatively modest reform package for a country grappling with persistently high unemployment and slow growth, but it nevertheless sparked a fierce backlash from both the left and the right. In 2014, at the age of 37, Macron became France's youngest-ever economy minister, replacing Arnaud Montebourg. The campaign took a turn in Macrons favour later that month, when the Republicans elected former prime minister Franois Fillon as their partys nominee. A woman poses by a burning barricade during a demonstration in Nantes on March 18. Opposition parties have tabled another bid for a citizens referendum on the reform after the Constitutional Council on Friday rejected a first such proposal. France's Constitutional Council has approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 that unleashed mass protests. President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte following news of his re-election as the French President. They got married in 2006 when Macron was 30 years old and her (Brigitte) 55 years old. Elaine Ganley, Associated Press All Rights Reserved. Her husband, Emmanuel Macron, is 44 years old, as he was born on December 21, 1977. Who is Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Then, last Thursday, when it became apparent it would not pass through France's parliament, Macron used a constitutional power to force through the change without a vote. The contention is strong, anchored in the people, said Laurent Berger, head of the moderate CFDT union. PARIS (AP) Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macrons unpopular plan toraise the retirement ageto 64 marched Thursday in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. Polls have consistently shown that the majority of French citizens are opposed to working two more years before being able to reap pension benefits. In France, the presidents spouse doesn't hold an official title. Macron was first elected in 2017 on a promise to make France's economy more competitive, including by making people work longer. Frances Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership. The protests offer some insight into how the French view work and life. Fillon had been marked as the likely front-runner in the presidential race, but his campaign imploded amid accusations that he had created fake jobs for members of his family and had improperly accepted tens of thousands of euros in gifts. Does Macron have children?
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