The French government estimates that 963,000 people have taken to the streets across the country, while the union that called CGT in turn confirms 2.5 million. In either case, it would be the largest protest yet.
Euskaraz irakurri: Milioi bat pertsona, 2.5 milioi CGTren arabera, pension erreformaren aurka atera dira Frantzian
Nails 500,000 people according to the General Confederation of Workers (CGT) took to the streets of Paris this Saturday in a new protest against the pension reform planned by the government of President Emmanuel Macron, a figure to which the aid should be added to the approx 240 protest calls across France.
According to data from the media Le Monde and France Info, the French government estimates that 963,000 people have taken to the streets nationwide, while the convening trade union CGT for its part confirms that there are 2.5 million. In either case it would be the biggest protest Until now.
In Baionabetween 15,000 and 20,000 people have taken to the streets during this fourth day of protests.
The unions had called on “the entire population” to demonstrate “even more massively” this Saturday than last Tuesday, when some Across France, 757,000 people took to the streets, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, almost two million according to the unions. The stated goal is to “paralyze France” by March 7.
The French government continues to raise gradual increase of the retirement age to 64 years (two over the current 62) and increase the contribution period required to access the maximum pension. The text also removes specific privileges of certain groups.
However, the government does not have a guaranteed majority to pass reform has received criticism on both sides of the political spectrum. Former La Francia Insumisa (LFI) presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has called on the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, to be “reasonable” and not “authoritarian”.
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Source: EITB
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