On October 16, 2010 (September 9, 2010 lunar calendar), 3 million people marched in France to protest against the government's proposed extension of the retirement age. Large-scale demonstrations in France On October 16, 2010, there were more large-scale demonstrations in France to protest against the government's retirement system reform. France's fifth mass strike demonstration broke out in less than 6 weeks. French trade unions estimated that there were 230 demonstrations across the country that day, and as many as 3 million people took to the streets to demonstrate. But the Interior Ministry said the number of demonstrators nationwide was 820,000, and at least 340,000 people participated in the demonstration in the capital Paris. Sarkozy's government plans to raise the legal retirement age from 60 to 62. The French parliament will hold a final vote on this next Wednesday (October 20). After Friday's student demonstrations turned violent, Interior Minister Aultfer ordered the police to use limited force only if necessary. The day before yesterday, a large number of student demonstrations turned violent and many people were injured. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd and detained more than 200 people. Recent large-scale demonstrations have shut down most of France's oil refineries, and many people are worried about fuel shortages. Charles de Gaulle International Airport may also run out of aviation fuel on Tuesday. The negative impact of the strike has already been seen. The biggest headache for the French government is the strike by employees of oil refineries, which has paralyzed infrastructure such as Paris airports and gas stations. French media reported that all employees of 13 oil refineries in France participated in the strike, and 11 of them were forced to temporarily close. The incident shocked Sarkozy, and he specifically dispatched riot police to the refineries affected by the strike to open the oil depots sealed by the strikers, so that oil and other fuels could be shipped to the market as soon as possible.