The number of demonstrators against the postponement of the retirement age decreased in Angers

If the catch phrases were more diversified, if the liveliness of the procession was more visible with music, smokes, fireworks, the crowd clearly lose ground in the Angers protest against the postponement of the legal age to retire (60 to 62) which took place on october 16th. Almost half of the persons gathered for the last demonstration planned a former week end. If, at that time, the procession almost circled down town, recently, it was far from this importance.

Of course if the main issue gathering the people was unchanged (the reform of the pension system implemented by the french government), many other claims appeared written on the placards like the housing, the living conditions of immigrants (apparently unconcerned by the age of retirement), issues quite different. That time, the energy of the demonstrators clearly came from official parties like socialist party and ecologists, giving to the event a more political tone.

As before, the demonstrators of public sector (national education, firefighters, state bank) outnumbered those of the private sector. but at the same time, in the inner city, postmen were at work delivering the mails, indicating that the reform will go on without a hitch.