The pension reform now approved with tweezers thanks to 49.3, will the opposition weaken or, on the contrary, will it strengthen? Blockades and multiple riots are born or persist everywhere in France this Thursday, which is also the ninth day of mobilization against the project defended by Emmanuel Macron and the Government of Elisabeth Borne.
As a result of a television interview with the President of the Republic that irritated the opponents, the unions have a strong mobilization, denouncing in unison the “contempt” and the “denial” of the Head of State, scheduled for early Thursday morning pm. in Brussels for a European Council.
Towards a “massive” mobilization?
With no number of protesters advancing, union leaders are once again calling for a “massive” mobilization. The police anticipate “between 600,000 and 800,000 people in some 320 actions”, including between 40,000 and 70,000 in Paris.
What’s near you? The following map shows the number of people mobilized in the main cities of France: click on the legend to filter according to the source of the figures (authorities, unions or local media). We will update you as the afternoon progresses.
So far, the record for participation was recorded on March 7: the Ministry of the Interior counted 1.28 million protesters throughout France, while the unions counted 3.5 million.
Source: BFM TV
