France: Macron’s Pension Reform Council Condemned | Opposition motions cause massive rejection in the streets

The French opposition presented two censure motions against the president’s government this Fridayand Emmanuel MacronA day later his unpopular pension reform was approved by decree, amid massive protests and despite the fact Rejected by 66% of people.

It is led by the independent delegation LIOT and the far-right group Marine Leben They announced that they would table no-confidence motions, and given the political balance in the lower house, approval is expected to be complicated.

Political crisis

“The vote on this motion will help us get out of a deep political crisis,” said the chairman of the LIOT parliamentary committee. Bertrand PuncherAnnouncing his bid, AFP news agency reported.

The announcement came a day after Macron decided to seek it Article 49.3 of the Constitution is a tool – legal, but controversial – that allows you to adopt the initiative without regard to the legislative vote.And he made the choice out of fear that he would not be able to muster the necessary support in the lower house, where he did not have an absolute majority.

Because of this, Assembly debate adjourned The text is deemed approved unless delegates approve a motion of censure against the government, which will be debated next Monday afternoon.

If either of the two motions presented is accepted, the Prime Minister’s government will fall Elizabeth BourneBut not Macron, who has gone so far as to threaten to dissolve the assembly elected in June if his reforms backfire.

Blocked paths

After Macron’s decision, France woke up this Friday with several blocked roads, closed schools, paralyzed refineries and tons of garbage on the streets of Paris and other cities. The image of the administrator is weakened.

Yesterday, after Bourne announced his decision to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution, Tens of thousands of protesters spontaneously took to the streets of Paris The protests led to the arrest of 310 people, demanding that they reject the reform

“We are outraged,” he said. Soumaya Gented is a trade unionist at Monoprix supermarket and was one of 200 people who blocked the Boulevard Periférico de Paris, a 34-kilometer ring road around the French capital, for half an hour.

In the face of public outrage, Police had to intervene last night and deployed a crackdown that included tear gas and water cannons. to disperse demonstrators gathered in the Plaza de la Concordia near the Assembly.

On the streets of Paris, a strike by garbage collectors left tons of rubble, with some protesters taking the opportunity to light fires. Images widely posted on social media show Fire and barricades burn, With that in mind 2018 Yellow Coat Protests, contrasts with the largely peaceful sentiment at union protests in recent months. Incidents have also been reported Renz, Nantes And Lyons.

“The protest is justified, the demonstrations are legitimate, there is no disorder,” the interior minister said on RTL radio.Gerald Dorman, It warns that the government will not allow “spontaneous demonstrations” to emerge.

Voluntary mobilizations

A radical leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon For his part, he encouraged “spontaneous mobilizations” across the country, awaiting a new day of mass protests called by unions next Thursday.

Employees will raise their voice,” he said Eric Cellini is a General Confederation of Workers (CGT) trade unionist at TotalEnergieswhile announcing the suspension of operations at the Normandy refinery over the weekend.

He decided to impose his pension reform on France Macron is loyal to his image as a dictator and his desire to reform a country Considered ineffective, but risks undermining his second term.

The decision to invoke popular Article 49.3 of the constitution, which allows a bill to be adopted without putting it to a vote in parliament, revived protests that had begun to subside after two months of intense mobilization.

It deepened the crisis in an already toxic political environment. Accepted by force, though legal. Explained as “rejection of democracy”. Another sign that the government is not heeding the discontent of the French.

Two-thirds oppose the reform’s key measure: delaying the retirement age from 64 to 64.And according to polls, a large majority rejected the use of 49.3 as well.

“There is a feeling that the government is not listening to what the French want and has a brutal approach to the legislature. [cámara baja]”, sums it up Antoine Bristielle, researcher at the Jean Jaurès Foundation.

“I’m fed up! I’m not a revolutionary, I can’t take it anymore”After learning of the decision, during an impromptu demonstration in Saint-Étienne (East), the housekeeper shouted into the France Inter microphone.