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France: CGT trade union, 1.8 million in the square

12/17/2019, 6:05:00 PM


Usual ballet of figures in France on joining the national demonstration against the pension reform. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - PARIS, DECEMBER 17 - The usual ballet of figures in France at joining the national demonstration against the reform of pensions. According to the CGT trade union, 1.8 million protesters took to the streets across the country, while the Ministry of the Interior today speaks of 615 thousand, of which 76 were Milan alone. In the first national demonstration of December 5, the CGT had spoken of 1.5 million people in the square, while the ministry had counted 806 thousand.