The French Interior Ministry will draw 11,500 police and gendarmes to maintain order during the 11th day of nationwide protests against raising the retirement age, CNews reports on April 5.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that 11,500 police and gendarmes will be mobilized in France, including 4,200 security forces in Paris, in connection with planned mass demonstrations against pension reform.
This is slightly less than the tenth day of national mobilization on March 30, when forces of 13,000 law enforcement officers were deployed, including 5,500 in the center of the capital.
As for the protest marches themselves, the demonstration in the French capital will begin at 2:00 p.m., from the meeting point at the height of the Esplanade des Invalides. The columns with the protesters will arrive at Place d’Italie at 7:00 p.m., passing through several main Parisian axes: Avenue Maréchal Gallieni, Boulevard des Invalides, Boulevard Montparnasse, Boulevard Raspey, Place Denfert-Rochereau, Boulevard Saint-Jacques and Boulevard Auguste Blanqui. .
Between 600,000 and 800,000 people across the country are expected to take part in the protests.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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