Over 1.5 mn Russians sign petition against pension age hike
A Russian government proposal to hike the state pension age to 63 for women and 65 for men had as of Monday seen more than 1.5 million people sign a petition against the move.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev proposed the highly controversial move, which would be the first raise to the pension age in nearly 90 years, last week as the World Cup kicked off in Moscow.
The state pension age in Russia is the same as it was under the Soviet Union: 55 for women and 60 for men.
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