This Saturday, the French streets were infested with people who came out to demonstrate against the bill being carried out by the government led by Emmanuel Macron.
The measure is about raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and what the state authorities argue is that it is “vital” to guarantee the viability of the pension system.
The Ministry of Labor estimates that increasing the retirement age and extending the payment period would generate an additional 17.7 billion euros in annual contributionswhich would allow the system to equilibrate by 2027.
Through a statement, the Ministry of the Interior explained that around 963,000 people have attended the demonstrations throughout the country. In addition, the Paris police stated that some 93,000 people had marched there, a much higher number than the 80,000 reported on January 19. Meanwhile, from the unions it was stated that the figure for Paris was 500,000.
In this way, the unions warned that there is already a march scheduled for next February 16 and that if the situation continues in the same way, They will seek to paralyze the country on March 7.
