Paris-Sana
Today, the French authorities tightened their security measures in preparation for major demonstrations called by trade unions in Paris and other cities to protest against the project to amend pension systems proposed by President Emmanuel Macron.
According to Agence France-Presse, the General Confederation of Labor under which a large number of unions belong to the country is working to achieve "maximum mobilization and continued expansion of protest movements" on the fifty-first day of the movement that began on the 5th of last December in protest against the project that is scheduled That the French cabinet discuss it today and its opponents choose it to organize strikes and demonstrations until it withdrew it.
Demonstrations are expected throughout France, where the Paris procession is scheduled to pass in the center of the capital after it departs from Place de la Republique in the direction of Concorde Square at a time when the French authorities have announced a high alert to the security forces.
The head of the General Confederation of Labor, Philip Martins, pledged to "withstand until he withdrew" the plan to amend pension systems ... and after the escalation of tension to its highest levels this week after the occurrence of power outages adopted by the Confederation, which the police seized some of its elements for a short period called on the government to apply sanctions that Martins confirmed that " It further inflames situations. ”
The agency noted that traffic will witness a new disruption due to the strike of trains and public transport in Paris, especially the metro, after returning to a near-normal situation in the transport sector during the last days.
