The president admitted that during the demonstrations, protesters not only objected to the reform plan but also to their living standards and soaring prices.
Souleyman Adoum placed in police custody late Friday during protest in Paris against pension reform.
Unions called for a "popular and historic tidal wave" of people on the streets of France as the president signs into law the controversial pension bill which the government forced through parliament without a final vote.
The French president's departure from the US-led narrative on Taiwan and his advocacy for decoupling Europe from America have left Washington and its allies fuming.
After Sunday's referendum, Paris is set to become the only major European capital to outlaw the widespread devices booked on several apps.
Ankara expects French authorities to not give credit to efforts that provide legitimacy to PKK's Syria extensions, say Turkish diplomatic sources.
Nearly two weeks after Macron rammed the new law through parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote, unions vow no let-up in mass protests to get the government to back down.
Police said at least 80 were arrested, with those detained suspected mostly of possessing illegal weapons or planning to damage property or commit acts of violence, as over a million people demonstrate across the country.
Smotrich, who has a history of incendiary remarks, faced international rebuke earlier this month after calling for a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank to be "wiped out".
The statement from French union CFDT leader Laurent Berger comes a day after the parliament approved Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform plans.
Senators pass reforms by 195 votes to 112, bringing the package another step towards becoming law.
France braces itself for a fourth round of nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform pensions.
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