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alanjjohnstone
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On January 19, some 1.1 million voiced their opposition to the proposed shake-up.

Around one million people are expected to take to the streets nationwide against plans to boost the age of retirement from 62 to 64.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230131-strikes-over-pension-reform-set-to-disrupt-france-for-second-time-in-a-month

Sixty-one percent of French people support the protest movement, a rise of three percentage points from January 12.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has said raising the age of retirement was “non-negotiable”.

Yet, the head of the independent Pensions Advisory Council as saying: “Pension spending is not out of control, it’s relatively contained.”