the call of the CGT to take to the streets

A week after his election, no state of grace for President Emmanuel Macron. Rather, he has to deal with a dull anger that is rumbling in the country. At the heart of the concerns of the French, the retirement age, wages and especially purchasing power, significantly down due to inflation that is reaching records. A fed up that could be expressed Sunday, May 1 in the street. “There have to be people because it’s a fairly exceptional meeting. To say that we don’t want retirement at 65 and that we want a higher minimum wage”Philippe Martinez told France Inter.

Demonstrate to try to influence the liberal policy of the government, but not only. All the unions and opposition parties are also calling for more listening and dialogue on the part of the Head of State. Sunday, throughout France, many rallies are planned at the call of the CGT, the FSU – Solidaires and the UNSA. In Paris, the demonstration will start at 2:30 p.m. from the Place de la République.