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Union leaders, with CGT union Secretary General Philippe Martinez, center, and French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Laurent Berger, right, lead a demonstration before Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Paris. From tiny islands to major cities, demonstrators marched across France on Tuesday in the latest clash of wills with the government over its plans to push back the retirement age. Labor leaders aimed to bring more than 1 million protesters into the streets in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a "citizens' insurrection." (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)