According to protesting unions, more than 1 million protesters were on the move, including 300,000 in the French capital Paris. According to the authorities, they were much less numerous: a total of about 368,000, including 48,000 in Paris. On March 7, according to the unions, 3.5 million people demonstrated and on Saturday, February 11, 2.5 million.
strikes
President Emmanuel Macron’s government wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 to keep social security affordable. In recent weeks there have been regular strikes in addition to demonstrations.