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A float with a drawing of the painting La Liberte guidant le peuple (Liberty Leading the People) by Eugene Delacroix is seen during a demonstration against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris as part of a day of national strike and protests in France, December 5, 2019 - Sputnik International

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France has been mired by protests amid the government's push to introduce pension reforms. The rallies intensified following the government's refusal to back down on its plans despite public discontent with the initiative.

People are flocking to the streets across France as trade unions call for a new round of protests on 17 December.

The renewed public action comes amid a pension reform brought forward by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Despite public resistance to the initiative, the government announced it would proceed with the reforms stipulating the replacement of the pension system with a points-based scheme and prolonging the retirement age for workers for two years until 64.

Trade unions previously warned that the government had crossed "a red line" by moving ahead with the pension plan.

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The Interior Ministry put the nationwide turnout at 615,000, according to the BFMTV channel, while the CGT trade union tweeted that over 1.8 million people took part in more than 250 demonstrations.

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The police prefecture reported about 615,000 people participating in the anti-pension reform demonstrations nationwide, compared with 339,000 people on 10 December and 806,000 protesters on 5 December.

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The police deployed tear gas to disperse demonstrators.

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