Does the French government have a strategy?

The protests are dragging on longer than expected...
The problem is that the fiscal situation itself is the issue.
It feels like it's already too late for pension reform, but they can't even attempt it properly...
I even wonder if the policies of the leading presidential candidates will actually work...
The problem is that the fiscal deterioration is worsening over time,
but there seems to be no possibility of compromise.
Especially if they touch the pension system, the mainstream white population in France, who aren't currently participating in the protests, will all rise up...
The government, including Macron, must be having a massive headache.