New day of mobilization against the pension reform on January 31

Union representatives have been meeting since 18:00 p.m. at the Solidaires headquarters, after a day of strikes and demonstrations which, according to the CGT, brought together more than two million people, and 1,12 million according to the Ministry of the Interior.

A level of mobilization higher than that of December 5, 2019: at the start of the protest against the previous pension reform project, the police had counted 806.000 demonstrators in France, the CGT 1,5 million.

A few clashes, tensions or damage were reported in Paris, Lyon and Rennes.

The reform, which plans to increase the legal retirement age from 62 to 64, will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday.

"This reform is unacceptable and goes against the interests of the population", who "make no mistake about it", declared the co-delegate general of the Solidaires trade union union, Simon Duteil, on behalf of the inter-union.

"The government must renounce" the raising of the legal age to 64 in 2030 and the accelerated extension of the contribution period to 43 years from 2027, adds the press release read to the press.

A new demonstration, at the call of youth organizations and with the support of insubordinate France, is planned for Saturday in Paris.

From Barcelona where he participated in a Franco-Spanish summit, Emmanuel Macron assured of the "determination" of the executive to bring about a "fair and responsible" reform.