French authorities have announced their intention to deploy a significant police force of 11,000 officers, with 4,000 stationed in Paris, on Tuesday.
This response comes as unions across the nation have called for a day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed law to increase the retirement age.
The Ministry of Interior confirmed these plans on Sunday, with Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin taking to Twitter to assure that the heightened police presence aims to “ensure the security of the demonstrations and guarantee the right to demonstrate.”
Macron’s proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 has sparked weeks of strikes and protests.
Unions have been organizing these protests since early May, preceding scheduled discussions on Thursday regarding a draft bill proposed by the centrist Liot party, which aims to revoke the retirement reform.
