Marseille (AFP)
The leader of the insubordinate France Jean-Luc Mélenchon estimated Friday that the government "vacillait", after the speech of the Prime Minister on the pension reform project that put hundreds of thousands of people on the street Thursday.
"We have already obtained the fact that it falters, otherwise he would not have taken the floor today to announce a calendar that we already know," said MP LFI Marseille, at a press briefing organized after the declaration of the Prime Minister.
In the middle of the afternoon, Edouard Philippe said he would present Wednesday "the entire government project" pension reform after further exchanges with social partners earlier this week. On Thursday, at least 800,000 people, according to the Interior Ministry, demonstrated in France and entire sectors idled to protest against the future "universal system" of retirement.
"There is nothing good to expect from this reform." The government has naturally shown its excitement and concern by intervening when it was not planned, but it is clear that it will not change the determination. those who intend to follow the calls of the unions and who will be Tuesday, December 10 to refuse the system of retirement points, "continued Mr. Mélenchon.
The inter-union CGT, FO, Solidaires, FSU and three youth organizations called for an interprofessional strike on Tuesday, December 10th.
"The government now has to show reason, wisdom and abandon the idea of point retirement," he added. "I believe the message has not been really heard, even if the Prime Minister wants to give the impression that he has heard it."
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