PCF presidential candidate Fabien Roussel called on Monday for mobilizations in front of the prefectures and for a national rally on November 21 in Paris to obtain measures from the government "immediately" to "regain purchasing power".
“From this weekend and in the weeks to come, I call on the Communists to organize meetings in front of the prefectures.
Let us challenge the prefects, let us go back to the President of the Republic that anger is roaring!
», Launched on franceinfo the deputy of the North, specifying that he would participate on Monday, October 25 in a demonstration in front of the prefecture of Lille.
Offensive, the boss of the PCF believes that "we can not wait for the elections of April and June 2022 for things to happen." On purchasing power and the issue of energy prices, which are going through a record increase, he listed several radical measures: "We can bring the CSG on pensions to zero, we can give a real boost to Minimum wage and there are 30% taxes that can be reduced immediately on gas and electricity bills ”, in addition to“ lowering the price of gasoline by 50 cents ”.
While the government is going to freeze the regulated gas tariff and consider a fuel check, not developed according to Bruno the mayor, the Communist candidate is getting impatient.
"It is today the State which is responsible and which can take decisions, the prefects are the representatives of the State, well all the prefects hear the anger of the French and they report it to the president of the Republic ”, he pleaded.
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