In addition to raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, Macron’s proposal is considering bringing forward the increase from 42 to 43 contribution years to 2027 to enable full retirement (so far planned for 2035). Today is the second protest in two days.
150,000 people, a large part of them young voters of the Non-submissive France (LFI)protested this Saturday Paris in which it assumes the second major rally in two days in return for pension reform which aims to extend the minimum retirement age for 62 to 64 years.
After the trade union day of mobilization on Thursday 19, which included a strike supported by a large part of the public sector, a dozen student and youth organizations from some left-wing parties organized “The march for our pension”.
From the Place de la Bastille to the Place de la Nation, thousands of protesters have shown their rejection of the reform promoted by the French president. Emmanuel Macronwhich justifies the extension of the retirement age as a measure to correct the deficit of social security in an increasingly aging country (21% of the French are 65 years or older).
This protest, sponsored by the LFI of Jean Luc Melenchon -the third parliamentary party in France-, happens two days before the Council of Ministers of France approves the bill, which will then have to be discussed in the french assemblywhere Macron’s party – without an absolute majority – is basically counting on the centre-right to approve the norm.
“Macron has declared war on us”, “Macron, get worse, we young people have taken to the streets”, were some of the slogans chanted by the demonstrators, who also criticized the media for their alleged complacency with the reform .
The aim of this law is to increase social pressure and achieve something similar to what happened in 1995, when a pension reform bill with conservative president Jacques Chirac was withdrawn due to intense pressure from the street, despite the absolute government majority in the parliament.
In addition to raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, the proposal is considering bringing forward the increase from 42 to 43 contribution years to 2027 to enable full retirement (so far planned for 2035).
The government insists that its proposal takes into account those who started working before the age of 20 and also those who have to retire before the age of 64 for medical reasons.
Therefore, it ensures that 40% of future retirees can retire before the age of 64.
Last Thursday, January 19, the demonstration brought together more than 2 million people, according to the unions, and 1.12 million according to the police, it was felt all over France, in Paris alone 80,000 people demonstrated.
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Source: EITB
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