Why are there protests in Paris against Macron? What is the retirement age in France?

Why are the French protesting? 

For months, people in France have been protesting the government’s plan to increase the pension age from 62 to 64. According to polls, more than 70 per cent of the public is against the move.

Protests and demonstrations have been ongoing for months. On January 31, the biggest day of national protests, 1.27 million people are estimated to have taken to the street. The French are deeply attached to keeping the official retirement age at 62, which is among the…