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January 2023

Proposed pension reforms, which would increase the minimum retirement age for entitlement to a full pension from 62 to 64 by 2030, have sparked mass demonstrations and strikes organised by trade unions. The bill also stipulates that people must have worked for at least 43 years (instead of 42 years) before they can claim their pension, increases the minimum pension for low-income workers, and includes early retirement carve-outs for specific categories of workers. The reforms seek to ensure the pension system can be financially balanced in view of an aging population, according to the Renaissance party who proposed the legislation. The bill has been roundly criticised by the opposition, and has been put up for debate in the National Assembly, relying on tenuous support from the conservative Les Républicains party. The bill would make it more difficult for people who paused their careers to study or re-train to claim their pension.

December 2022

Race-related crimes have been on the rise in recent years, according to statistics from the French Ministry of Interior, recording more than 12,500 racist, xenophobic or anti-religious attacks in 2021 across France. Kurdish demonstrators and anti-racism activists gathered in Paris in response to the murder of three members of the Kurdish community in December. These victims were shot dead at a Kurdish cultural centre by a man who had been charged with violence against migrants. The protesters clashed with the police after the attack, leading to arrests and injuries.

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GSoD Indices Data 2012-2021

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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
67 499 340
System of government
Semi-Presidential system
Head of government
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne (since 2022)
Head of government party
Renaissance
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
Two-Round System
Women in lower or single chamber
37.3%
Women in upper chamber
35.1%
Last legislative election
2022
Effective number of political parties Tooltip
6.82
Head of state
President Emmanuel Macron
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (two-round majority)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
15/01/2018
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
80.47%
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Human Rights Treaties

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State Party State party
Signatory Signatory
No Action No action
United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
State Party
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
State Party
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
State Party
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
State Party
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
State Party
Convention on the Rights of the Child
State Party
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
No Action
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
State Party
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
State Party
International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
State Party
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
State Party
Equal Remuneration Convention
State Party
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
State Party
Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
State Party
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
State Party
Regional Treaties
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
No Action
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
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GSoD Indices

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