When he's not busy peddling anti immigrant rhetoric and anti immigrant policies (some people are allowed to do that...and it shows the true colors of their acolytes in America....)......he's doing good things too. Bypassing parliament, and making them work a few more years.

It's a timid change - nevertheless a lovely one with that hopes that an inch, can eventually be a foot.

apnews.com - France retirement age strikes macron garbage

"Macron shuns parliament to enact French retirement bill"

"PARIS (AP) ' French President Emmanuel Macron shunned parliament and opted to push through a highly unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by triggering a special constitutional power on Thursday."

"The atmosphere was tense outside of the parliament as heavily armed guards and riot police ringed the picturesque neighborhoods around the National Assembly."

Indeed.