Paris (AFP)

The National Gathering is "not welcome" in the demonstrations of December 5 against the pension reform, said Friday Philippe Martinez on France2.

Asked about Marine Le Pen, who announced on Wednesday that she would not go to protest but that "there will surely be RN officials who will go", the Secretary General of the CGT replied that "the solutions of people who are racist are not welcome in social movements. "

"The problem in our country is not immigration, it is the sharing of wealth," he continued, "the theses of the national gathering are not welcome in the demonstrations of December 5".

Philippe Martinez repeated the opposition of the CGT to the pension reform, assuring that there is "no need to change the system" but that it must "modify, improve," especially for women , whose pensions are lower than those of men.

"There are simple solutions: we are on retirement at 60," Martinez said, asserting that "it is enough to take back the contribution exemptions enjoyed by a certain number of employers. billion (...) there is plenty to finance retirement at 60 and improve pensions ".

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