Paris-Sana
The strike of trade unions in France, especially in transportation, continued to protest the amendment of the pension system, while protesters today called on French President Emmanuel Macron to resign.
According to the French Press Agency, the capital, Paris, witnessed a protest demonstration in the Stock Exchange, during which protesters held banners saying "Strike and disruption ... Macron resigned" in response to the government's attempt to raise the retirement age to 64 years, while several unions called for local demonstrations joined by protesters The movement of "yellow vests".
The situation remains difficult for users of the public transport network, with six of 10 express trains and one train operating in the Paris region out of five, with six metro lines closed in the capital.
With the approaching New Year's Eve, the popular protest movement against the Macron project to replace the existing pension systems is heading to a new record, as this has become the longest movement in transportation since the 22-day 1995 strike.