November 2007 strikes in France retire with full pension benefits after 37.5 years rather than 40 years. The Sarkozy administration claims the current pension system allows some public sector workers to retire as early as age 50. The government calculated the cost of these early-retirement benefits at $7 billion a year. President Nicolas Sarkozy felt that his victory in the 2007 presidential election gave him a mandate to carry out labour reforms, stating "I said before I was elected what I would do," and "we will do these reforms because they have to be done." He declared the strikes a test of political will. "I
France at the 1980 Summer Olympics 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Nine cyclists represented France in 1980. Alain Bondue won a silver medal in the individual pursuit. 16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980. Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 100m Butterfly Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay <br> Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 100m Breaststroke France at the 1980 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott