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PARIS, March 11 (Reuters) – France on Saturday amid ongoing strikes affecting oil refineries, public transport and garbage collections the president Emmanuel Macron is unpopular pension faced the seventh day of demonstrations against the reform plans.
At the end of January protest which has continued a rare show of unity since the beginning of the movement France trade union coalition, main event pension hopes to continue pressuring the government to withdraw the reform, which extended its term by two years. up to the age of 64.
According to figures from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sunday night, while the Senate continues to consider the reform of parliament across the country with a possible vote on the text of the upper house 20More than 0 to 1 million people are expected to participate in the march. .
Demonstrations in the morning 10(0900 GMT) on the streets of major cities including Toulouse and Nice. The march in Paris is scheduled to start at 14:00
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On Tuesday, 1.28 million people took to the streets in demonstrations, according to government figures. protest It is the highest activity since the beginning of the movement. Trade unions estimated the total number at 3.5 million.
Opinion polls show a majority of voters oppose Macron’s plan, with a small majority backing strike action.
A spokesman for TotalEnergies ( TTEF.PA ) told Reuters that strikes were ongoing at the oil major’s French refineries and warehouses, with public rail way operator SNCF on the weekend national and regional services will be seriously disrupted.
According to local media, trash continues to pile up on the streets of Paris, with residents reporting an increasing number of rats.
A right-leaning Senate allied with Macron’s centrist Renaissance party pension should vote in favor of his reform, but in this case law The draft is likely to be considered by a joint committee of lower and upper house lawmakers next week.
If the committee agrees on the text, a final vote in both chambers is likely to take place, but Macron’s party has a majority.flour which is relative Parliament The outcome of such a vote in the lower house still seems uncertain.
Marylise Leon, deputy general secretary of the country’s largest CFDT union, told Franceinfo radio that “a lot can still happen next week.” “Text National Will it be voted on in the assembly? Rally we have to do. It’s now or never.”
An additional nationwide strike and protest day is planned for March 15.
Reporting by Tangi Salaun, Forrest Crellin and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Edited by Mike Harrison
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2023-03-11 20:07:41
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